Author: nowwhat

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…

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…

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…

If we have wandered as sheep, we can followthe voice that calls us back to the fold. by Tami Rudkin   I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep (John 10:11, NIV). A lone figure: agile, muscular, bearded; calm, perceptive, purposeful; rod, flute, prayers; protector, provider, guide. The…

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,…

Spiritual parallels in the legend of King Arthur. by Bob Hostetler   The whiskered knight eyed the crowd outside the stone church. A massive stone occupied the ground beside the knight, bearing an anvil in its midst. Stuck into the anvil by its point, a sword gleamed, bearing these words in gold: “Whoso pulleth out…

The One who created you is closer than you think. by Tami Rudkin   The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel — which means, “God with us” (Matthew 1:23, NIV). Immanuel: God with us. Really . . . God with us? The prophet…

It’s easy to let other things interferewith the One we need most. by Bob Hostetler   Pity the poor innkeeper. This character involved in the birth of Christ has received a lot of bad press in the past two thousand years. He’s not given so much as a walk-on part, not even a cameo appearance…

Forgetting the past. by Bob Hostetler   The man called to them from where He stood on the shore. “Friends,” He said, “you do not have any fish, do you?” Peter glanced at John, one of the six others who had fished with Him through the night. He nodded in the direction of the man…