The Unionists

23. Peter begins to fully follow 27.05.2024 14:51 ↓

The morning upon which things really begin for Simon Peter.

22. Jesus, and His Father 13.05.2024 14:38 ↓

Spiritual lightning strikes as Jesus uses the simple word, "Father."

21. At the Bethesda pool 06.05.2024 15:40 ↓

Imagining how hopelessness experiences the arrival of the "Yes and Amen" Reality Himself.

20. His new hometown 28.04.2024 12:36 ↓

The wondrous realization that Jesus' new hometown was near the intersection of the "Way of the Sea" and the "Way of the East" -- where Gentiles like us might be passing by...

19. In His hometown synagogue 21.04.2024 14:23 ↓

An imagined "inquest" regarding the realities of the Jubilee's "fulfillment."

18. A father travels to Cana to see Jesus 08.04.2024 12:26 ↓

Faith, walking.

17. The first message in the Galilee 28.03.2024 14:08 ↓

Imagining the speaking of the message, on just any old day, in Capernaum.

16. With the woman at the well 17.03.2024 13:24 ↓

Bringing our deficiencies and "proficiencies" to the God who has come to meet us.

15. The Baptist's tribute to Jesus 11.03.2024 15:18 ↓

How John's self-perception, at the moment of Jesus' ministry accession, may teach us so much.

14. Jesus & Nicodemus 04.03.2024 13:25 ↓

Two men meet; two spiritual worldviews meet.

13. Jesus and the Temple-commerce 26.02.2024 16:25 ↓

Considering the juxtaposition of Cana and the Temple-clearing, in light of the Temple's final fulfillment in the Person of Jesus.

12. At the wedding 18.02.2024 12:49 ↓

How we interpret existence (and faith, justification, hope, love, etc.), based upon the One who once arrived at a party in Cana.

11. The first disciples meeting their God 05.02.2024 15:40 ↓

John, who wrote the wondrous 1 John 1:1-3, meeting the Word who inspired its words.

10. The Temptation of Jesus 29.01.2024 15:54 ↓

Led by the Spirit, into 960 hours of time with the Father, Jesus is prepared for the "every kind of temptation" temptation by the evil one.

9. The Baptism of Jesus 21.01.2024 13:37 ↓

The commencement of a whole new way of living, experiencing Heaven, and becoming a son.

8. The arrival of the Baptist 14.01.2024 12:09 ↓

Little do the crowds, the religious leaders, or even John the Baptist himself know Who is standing in their midst.

7. Jesus, as a Boy, in the Temple 07.01.2024 13:21 ↓

How Jesus' precocious Q&A with the Temple authorities might've been for an old, expectant priest...

6. Simeon, Anna & the Baby 01.01.2024 15:43 ↓

The meaningfulness of lives lived with complete expectancy.

5. The sighting, and question, and arrival of the Magi 25.12.2023 11:02 ↓

Three glimpses from within the Matthew 2 narrative.

4. The shepherds meet the Good Shepherd 18.12.2023 15:12 ↓

On the day when Israel, Mary, Joseph and Rome's stories intertwine perfectly, a group of unexpected men are called to bear witness.

2. Mary, mother of the Son of God -- who will make others into sons of God 04.12.2023 18:58 ↓

Mary's experience, receiving and reacting to the news. (And what this birth-to-be will mean to all potential sons and daughters of God.)

1. The Prophets Glimpse Jesus 27.11.2023 16:05 ↓

As we begin a long, meandering walk through everything about the life of Jesus, we begin before the beginning: with the prophets of old. Consider, through their eyes, who He was going to be.

EXTENDING THE REALM of the Kingdom - Part 4 05.11.2023 18:15 ↓

Following in the footsteps of Paul... as he follows in the footsteps of Jesus.

EXTENDING THE REALM of the Kingdom - Part 3 29.10.2023 13:26 ↓

A contest of uncontested devotion in Lystra of Lycaonia.

EXTENDING THE REALM of the Kingdom - Part 2 15.10.2023 11:35 ↓

Imagining how the living of a humdrum human existence must've felt when confronted with the ability-to-suffer-with-joy that characterized the Early Church.