Pencil sketch by JC Chambers Part ten in a study of God's grace from the book of John. Jesus got angry. At times His actions appear insensitive. How could Jesus act in ways that appear to be unloving? “After this he went down to Capernaum with his mother and brothers and his disciples. There they stayed for a few days. When it was almost time for the Jewish Passover, Jesus went up to Jerusalem. In the temple courts he found men selling cattle, sheep and doves, and others sitting at tables exchanging money. So he made a whip out of cords, and drove all from the temple area, both sheep and cattle; he scattered the coins of the money changers and overturned their tables. To those who sold
As I walk around my neighborhood I see the young trees growing and I have an eerie realization that in all likelihood these trees will outlive me. It just doesn't seem right, it doesn't feel fair that a plant can live longer than a human. Our time here is limited and I often wonder what type of thoughts and memories will I leave behind? What will I be remembered for? What 'legacy' will I leave? I've never been one to put heavy stock in the 'Nordstrom' name, but at times I think of my great grandfather who came from Sweden and is the patriarch of our family. I have other memories of him, but what I remember most is his thoughts on God, or lack there of rather. He wasn't a self-proclaimed athe
Pencil sketch by JC Chambers Part nine in a study of God's grace from the book of John. What is the significance of Jesus’ miracles? “On the third day a wedding took place at Cana in Galilee. Jesus’ mother was there, and Jesus and his disciples had also been invited to the wedding. When the wine was gone, Jesus’ mother said to him, ‘They have no more wine.’ ‘Dear woman, why do you involve me?’ Jesus replied. ‘My time has not yet come.’ His mother said to the servants, ‘Do whatever he tells you.’ Nearby stood six stone water jars, the kind used by the Jews for ceremonial washing, each holding from twenty to thirty gallons. Jesus said to the servants, ‘Fill the jars with water’; so the
