Author Archives: Rob Woodrum

We were driving along and I half heard her say “Let’s get pizza tonight!” “That sounds so good! From where?” I replied enthusiastically. “What? From where we’re going now.” she said slightly annoyed. “What do you mean? We’re going there now or from where we’re going we’ll go there?” I questioned. “What are you talkingContinue reading “Our Relationship with Jesus”

This Sunday we are going to continue in the Gospel of Luke and pick up where we left off in Chapter 22. The verses we’ll cover (vs 7-22) begin the story of the (famous) last supper. In this section, we find Jesus proclaiming that this (the bread) is his body broken for them, and thisContinue reading “The Way of the Bread and Cup”

We’re all familiar with bad religion…not the punk band from the 80’s, but the expression of piety that is neither holy nor helpful, but often downright harmful. I don’t know the percentages, but the gospels deal with bad religion a lot. I mean, it was bad religion that got Jesus crucified One of the regularContinue reading “Bad Religion”

I love touring ancient structures whenever I get the chance; Mayan ruins, ancient Celtic rock circles, the ruins of Vindolanda – I’ve had the opportunity to see them. What I find so fascinating is to touch those ancient stones and imagine the hands who also touched them so very long ago. At one point, theseContinue reading “Living in View of the Finish Line”

I can’t tell you how many times I’ve looked for some item in our refrigerator at home and turned away declaring “we don’t have any” with absolute confidence…only to have my wife reopen the door and point to said item on the front of the shelf at eye level (and then walk away muttering somethingContinue reading “Hidden in Plain View”

We’re going to continue in our exploration of the gospel of Luke this Sunday.  We’ll be reading ch 20:27-40. It’s an odd little encounter that Jesus has with a group of Sadducees. Because the Sadducees don’t believe in an afterlife at all, they pose a riddle that is supposed to show the absurdity of the concept.Continue reading “God of the Living”

There is a famous quote, usually attributed to Ben Franklin, though he was actually quoting someone else, that says: “only two things are certain in life….”. I’m sure you know what the quote says. I read a funny Bizarro cartoon that showed the Grim Reaper sitting in an IRS office being audited and the ReaperContinue reading “Image Bearers of God”

Has someone ever taken something that belonged to you – or at least you felt belonged to you? Have you ever been in charge of something, and someone comes along and undermines your decision or takes over entirely? How did that make you feel? We’re going to be considering something about God’s kingdom along thoseContinue reading “Problem Tenants”

Easter was such a wonderful time of remembering the hope we have in Christ through the power of his resurrection. This Sunday we’ll be returning to our study in the Gospel of Luke – even though Easter was a bit of a spoiler on how this story will turn out. We’ll be reading what mayContinue reading “The Temple’s End”

This Sunday is Palm Sunday – and amazingly, our study of Luke just so happens to be the very section that covers the events of that day! I wish I could say that I was smart enough to plan that out way back when we started…but I think we would all know better than that.Continue reading “The King Who Brings Peace”