The Reconstructed

John 12:12-50: Where is your Worth? The great irony and foreshadowing of this portion of chapter 12 is found in the crowd. A week before Jesus’ crucifixion a great crowd comes out to worship Him as king by laying palms at the feet of the donkey He rides on. Verse 16 tells us the disciples…

What else dictates the pace of our lives more than what is held in these two words? Memory, how I’ll define it is: the activity or process of recalling how one finds themselves in regard to current insight from past circumstances. Momentum, how I’ll definite it is: the impetus or force within one’s current disposition…

John 11:45-12:11 – Every Death You Take “What do you want to die to while in this program?”- Interviewer “I want to die to my sense of control, my desire to prove that I can make it in ministry, whether trying to prove to myself or my family or anyone else. I want to trust that…

Hey friends! I’m taking a short break from blogging about chapters of Scripture to do some more reflection about me since I’m turning 30. So I’m just warning you now. But you’re here and by now if you got here and have come back here you are probably 1 of 8 people that might find…

John 11:1-44 By Your spirit I will rise From the ashes of defeat The resurrected king Is resurrecting me In your name I come alive To declare Your victory The resurrected king Is resurrecting me The resurrected king Is resurrecting me – Elevation Worship, Resurrecting When I first heard the above song, I did not…

John 10 What leads me is what moves me. Whether appetite or necessity or interest, what is in front of me or occupies my mind will determine the next step I take. In faith, what is meant to lead the Christian is Jesus/the Spirit of God in the believer. However, what is meant to lead…

John 9:13-41, 12:37-50 “Beyond every door I hear your voice saying to me, ‘This is only the land of shadows. Real life hasn’t begun yet.’” There is no day in which it should be inconvenient to open blind eyes. But to a group of powerless religious leaders, opening blind eyes required formal questioning. The blind…

John 8:48-9:12- Living as Your Eyes are Fixed Just prior to  1991, a wrestler by the name of Jake “the Snake” Roberts was sprayed in the eye with cologne by another wrestler Rick “the model” Martel. Martel called his cologne “arrogance”. Martel used “arrogance” to blind Jake. I recount this lore because more than the…

John 8:1-47: Freed to Live Well, someone went and did it. Someone or a group of someones walked in on some other someones doing the dirty and decided just a woman was the most guilty party deserving of a good old fashion stoning. Adultery is never good, but suffice it to say in modern-day America,…