“Do You Love Me?”

My name’s Peter. I was one of the 12. Well, now I guess it’s only 11, with Judas gone. The events of the past weeks had our heads spinning – the arrest, the trial, the sentencing, the crucifixion. Then, the empty tomb, the upper room where Jesus suddenly just appeared, then a second time for…

You Need Two Eyes

At staff devotions, recently, I recalled the 2006 graduation speech delivered by Dr. Nick Wolterstorff at Calvin College. Here are the words I shared on teaching with two eyes. ————————– While teaching at the Free University of Amsterdam, Dr. and Mrs. Nick Wolterstorff visited with an obstetrician on the academic staff at the university. Dr….

Fully Devoted with Truth

I’m going to take a break from the Gospel of Mark this week and tell you a true story from when I was a high school principal in a previous school. This is a story about deception – deception and truth. I have found that nothing destroys a relationship more quickly than lying. If your…