You raise your eyebrows in apprehension as a man with a parachute strapped to his back takes a running leap. He pulls the ripcord and his canopy opens displaying its many colorful stripes. On each stripe you notice the name of a good work the man apparently had accomplished in his lifetime.
Category: Knowing Jesus
Extraordinary God
My inspiration for creating this blog is to extend hope and to help you to recognize the joy found in the simple and sometimes mundane things of life. As Jesus shapes my heart in this way, I have a desire to share this joy with you! Stick around. I am happy you are here.
Names, Labels, and Titles
Here’s a Biblical example of a label that carries a negative degrading tone. John 1:47 records the event when Philip found Nathanael and told him they had found the One whom the prophets had written about – Jesus of Nazareth! Nathanael’s flat response was, “Can anything good come out of Nazareth?”