The Reconstructed

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,…

John 7- Life out of Doubt It is worthwhile to live my life by giving the benefit of the doubt in every situation. There is so much in life in which we only know part of the story. It can be tempting to imagine the worst case scenario or assume someone has it out to get us,…

John 6:16-34, 60-71 Some people want spectacle in their miracle. Some people don’t want miracles at all. And some people are content for the miraculous within the mundane. Jesus walks to a new town. But on this occasion he walks on water while a storm is brewing. Sneaking up on his disciples in a boat,…

John 6:1-15, 35-59 Have you ever been so gripped by something, whether it be entertained or given to a task that you have forgotten to eat? If you’re anything like me, it has rarely happened because you like food. However, there have been some instances where I have delayed eating a burrito and ended up very…