Afterwords

Afterwords -- edited

April 11, 2024

Dear friends, In writing about Paul's benediction, I neglected to mention that a primary role of a benediction was to provide assurance of God's blessing...

Afterwords -- triune blessing

April 11, 2024

"The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all." (2 Corinthians 13:14) "In the doctrine of the...

Afterwords -- on the road to Emmaus

April 5, 2024

April 5, 2024 Dear friends, I love the resurrection stories of Jesus! There's something light, joyful, and winsome about each of Jesus' appearances to the...

Afterwords -- the cross and the tomb

March 28, 2024

"For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures, that he was buried,...

Afterwords -- transfigured

March 21, 2024

"And after six days Jesus took with him Peter and James, and John his brother, and led them up a high mountain by themselves. And he was transfigured before...

Afterwords -- how to listen

March 13, 2024

"Take care then how you hear, for to the one who has, more will be given, and from the one who has not, even what he thinks that he has will be taken away.”...

Afterwords -- how much he has done

March 8, 2024

Photo by Ben White / Unsplash "Come and hear, all you who fear God, and I will tell what he has done for my soul." (Psalm 66:16) “Return to your home, and...

Afterwords -- running the race

March 1, 2024

Photo: Gary Butterfield / Unsplash "Therefore, since we also have such a large cloud of witnesses surrounding us, let us lay aside every weight and the sin...

Afterwords -- authority

February 24, 2024

"Every word of God proves true; he is a shield to those who take refuge in him." (Proverbs 30:5) "What has straw in common with wheat? declares the LORD. Is...

Afterwords -- journaling

February 15, 2024

"When your children ask their fathers in times to come, 'What do these stones mean?' then you shall let your children know, ‘Israel passed over this Jordan...

Afterwords -- nearness

February 9, 2024

"But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ." (Ephesians 2:13) "Now when the sun was setting, all those...

Afterwords -- wholeness

February 3, 2024

"He saw that there was no man, and wondered that there was no one to intercede; then his own arm brought him salvation, and his righteousness upheld him......

Afterwords -- the kingdom

January 27, 2024

"...he said to them, 'I must preach the good news of the kingdom of God to the other towns as well; for I was sent for this purpose.'” (Luke 4:43) January...

Afterwords -- for his glory

January 19, 2024

"Moses said, 'Please show me your glory.' And he said, 'I will make all my goodness pass before you and will proclaim before you my name 'The LORD.'" (Exodus...

Afterwords -- highlight reel

January 12, 2024

January 12, 2024 Dear friends, This week's newsletter will be a little different. I'm not feeling any creative energy for writing. I've started several posts...

Afterwords -- astonishing

January 6, 2024

"How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him who brings good news, who publishes peace, who brings good news of happiness, who publishes salvation,...

Afterwords -- 2024 and beyond

December 30, 2023

"...I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and there is none like me, declaring the end from the beginning and from ancient times things not yet done,...

Afterwords -- heaven and nature sing

December 13, 2023

"They shall see the glory of the Lord, the majesty of our God." (Isaiah 35:2) "No more let sins and sorrows grow, nor thorns infest the ground; He comes to...

Afterwords -- panic or peace

December 9, 2023

"You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you, because he trusts in you." (Isaiah 26:3) December 9, 2023 Dear friends, Some of you may remember...

Afterwords -- the grand miracle

December 1, 2023

"And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth." (John 1:14)...

Afterwords -- giving thanks

November 17, 2023

"Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever." (Psalm 136:1) November 17, 2023 Dear friends, For many, the American...

Afterwords -- every star has a name

November 10, 2023

"He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds. He determines the number of the stars; he gives to all of them their names. Great is our Lord, and...

Afterwords -- the addict's psalm

November 2, 2023

"To you, O LORD, I lift up my soul. O my God, in you I trust; let me not be put to shame; let not my enemies exult over me." (Psalm 25:1-2) November 2, 2023...

Afterwords -- of first importance

October 27, 2023

"Now Jesus did many other signs in the presence of the disciples, which are not written in this book; but these are written so that you may believe that...

Afterwords -- whose glory?

October 20, 2023

"How can you believe, when you receive glory from one another and do not seek the glory that comes from the only God?" "...for they loved the glory that...

Afterwords -- the water and the blood

October 12, 2023

"These are the ones coming out of the great tribulation. They have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb." (Revelation 7:14) "But...

Afterwords -- truth

October 7, 2023

"'For this purpose I was born and for this purpose I have come into the world—to bear witness to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth listens to my...

Afterwords -- no other

September 29, 2023

Simon Peter answered him, “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life, and we have believed, and have come to know, that you are the Holy...

Afterwords -- bread

September 21, 2023

"Give us this day our daily bread..." (Matthew 6:11) "Jesus said to them, 'I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me shall not hunger, and whoever believes...

Afterwords -- unfading

September 14, 2023

Photo by Samuel Yongbo Kwon on Unsplash. "Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born...

Afterwords -- testimony

September 8, 2023

Center for the Study of New Testament Manuscripts "And John [the Baptist] bore witness: I saw the Spirit descend from heaven like a dove, and it remained on...

Afterwords -- fantasy

September 1, 2023

"But Jesus called them to him, saying, 'Let the children come to me, and do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of God. Truly, I say to you,...

Afterwords -- he comes to us

August 26, 2023

"I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you." (John 14:18) Οὐκ ἀφήσω ὑμᾶς ὀρφανούς, ἔρχομαι πρὸς ὑμᾶς. August 26, 2023 Dear friends, These tender...

Afterwords -- hope

August 17, 2023

"So when God desired to show more convincingly to the heirs of the promise the unchangeable character of his purpose, he guaranteed it with an oath, so that...

Afterwords -- today

August 12, 2023

"Therefore, as the Holy Spirit says,'Today, if you hear his voice, do not harden your hearts...' ...But exhort one another every day, as long as it is called...

Afterwords -- lest we drift away

August 5, 2023

"Therefore we must pay much closer attention to what we have heard, lest we drift away from it. For since the message declared by angels proved to be...

Afterwords -- welcome one another

July 29, 2023

"Therefore welcome one another as Christ has welcomed you, for the glory of God." (Romans 15:7) July 29, 2023 Dear friends, What a magisterial letter is...

Afterwords -- transformation

July 20, 2023

"I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your...

Afterwords -- the promise of his presence

July 14, 2023

"Behold, I am with you and will keep you wherever you go, and will bring you back to this land. For I will not leave you until I have done what I have...

Afterwords -- unconquerable

July 6, 2023

"No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things...

Afterwords -- glorious freedom

June 30, 2023

"...that the creation itself will be set free from its bondage to corruption and obtain the freedom of the glory of the children of God." (Romans 8:21) June...

Afterwords -- fear not

June 24, 2023

“Fear not, little flock, for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom. Sell your possessions, and give to the needy. Provide yourselves with...

Afterwords -- the joy of the Lord

June 16, 2023

"Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice." (Philippians 4:4) June 16, 2023 Dear friends, Earlier this week I led a study at the regional...

Afterwords -- by faith

June 10, 2023

"...for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus, whom...

Afterwords -- the power of God

June 3, 2023

"For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek."(Romans...

Afterwords -- alive to God

May 26, 2023

"Now if we have died with Christ, we believe that we will also live with him. We know that Christ, being raised from the dead, will never die again; death no...

Afterwords -- pressing on

May 20, 2023

"Let us know; let us press on to know the LORD; his going out is sure as the dawn; he will come to us as the showers, as the spring rains that water the...

Afterwords -- holy prayers

May 13, 2023

"And another angel came and stood at the altar with a golden censer, and he was given much incense to offer with the prayers of all the saints on the golden...

Afterwords -- Scripture memory

May 6, 2023

"Incline your ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply your heart to my knowledge, for it will be pleasant if you keep them within you, if all of them...

Afterwords -- return to reason

April 29, 2023

"Logic!" said the Professor, half to himself. "Why don't they teach logic at these schools? There are only three possibilities. Either your sister is telling...