Seeing ourselves as Jesus sees usdisrupts our comfort zones. by Tami Rudkin “The people living in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of the shadow of death a light has dawned” (Matthew 4:16). Shining . . . shadows. Radiant . . . gloomy. Brilliant . . . dim….
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Jesus: I AM – for Always
by Tami Rudkin “I tell you the truth,” Jesus answered, “before Abraham was born, I am!” (John 8:58, NIV). Jesus was a radical, a revolutionary, a rebel — at least in the minds of the Jewish people. Everywhere He traveled He upset the religious leaders. He infuriated them to the point of murderous thoughts….
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The weight of words, divine and mortal. by Tami Rudkin In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God (John 1:1). Children sing “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.” As soon as we hear that childhood verse, our mind’s…
Read moreJesus: Friend of Sinners
by Tami Rudkin The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, ‘Here is a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and “sinners” (Matthew 11:19, NIV). Broken dreams. Shattered hopes. Ruined lives. These words describe many in our world today. They may describe you. They’re all around us, on…
Read moreJesus: Carpenter
We can trust the One who knows the tools of His trade. by Tami Rudkin “Where did this man get these things?” they asked. “What’s this wisdom that has been given him, that he even does miracles! Isn’t this the carpenter?” (Mark 6:2, 3, NIV). Jig saw, band saw, and table saw. Chisels, 1/4″,…
Read moreJesus: Cancer Specialist
by Tami Rudkin Jesus said, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick” (Matthew 9:12). A young male made the news this week in our town. He was an addict; he had been repeatedly beaten; he had been abandoned by people who suspected the abuse; now he is dead because…
Read moreJesus: Bright Morning Star
The Light of the world takes on the Prince of Darkness. by Tami Rudkin I am the Root and Offspring of David, and the bright Morning Star (Revelation 22:16, NIV). Simply speaking those words, repeating His name, soothes my spirit and impels me to look to the pale eastern horizon where the beautiful Morning…
Read moreJesus: Bread to Satisfy My Hunger
How to fill your “spiritual compartment.” by Tami Rudkin I am the bread of life. He who comes to me will never go hungry . . . (John 6:35, NIV). People were milling around Taco Bell, looking hungry — and maybe a little angry — because of the growls in their stomachs and the…
Read moreJesus: Author of Life
We’re neither puppets on the world’s stage nor writers of our own drama. by Tami Rudkin “You killed the author of life, but God raised him from the dead. We are witnesses of this” (Acts 3:15, NIV). When did Jesus, the Author of life, first think of me? Where does any author initially begin to…
Read moreJesus: Alpha and Omega
What it means to live intimately with the Son of God. by Tami Rudkin He said to me: “It is done. I am the Alpha and Omega, the Beginning and the End. To him who is thirsty I will give to drink without cost from the spring of the water of life (Revelation 21:6,…
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