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Gospels

John 21:17

The third time he said to him, "Simon son of John, do you love me?"

Peter was hurt because Jesus asked him the third time, "Do you love me?" He said, "Lord, you know all things; you know that I love you."

Jesus said, "Feed my sheep."

Spreading the Word

Easter is not your marketing tool
Bait-and-switch tactics to get people to evangelistic events are a bad idea. 04/14

...and nothing but the truth
The Christian faith is grounded in historical facts. So why do we keep embellishing it? 09/07

Life... RIGHT NOW
Salvation is about so much more than not going to hell. 07/07

Snakes on a Pole
God is the one who comes up with the ways he's going to save us. Our part is to acknowledge, accept and believe. Even when it's not the way we would have done it. 04/07

R.S.V.P.
God's banquet is the place where our deepest longings will be satisfied and our greatest hopes are true. Who would not want to be a part of it? And yet... 02/07

Outside Intervention
The truth is that we really do need a savior. 03/05

True Believers
When the stranger next to me at the Springsteen concert got converted, I thought about my Christian obligations. 10/03