by Pete Schipper | Apr 1, 2024 | Articles & Essays
John 1.5 | John 8.12 | 1 John 1.7 “Remember in the Bible where Jesus saw Nathanael, when he said, ‘Behold, here is an Israelite in whom there is no guile?” “Um, at the beginning of Jesus’ ministry? Yeah.” “Well, that’s what I thought about Chris first time I met him....
by Pete Schipper | Apr 1, 2024 | Via Maris Monthly
Luke 2 The house was spare, but clean and warm, and as I entered, she welcomed me with grace. Her loving smile spoke the words of her heart. Mary beckoned me to a table, one of rough-hewn edge and finely finished top. Strong and sturdy, it was a table of substance and...
by Pete Schipper | Feb 29, 2024 | Via Maris Monthly
White Hat Matthew 28:19-20 As if the whap-whap of the windshield wipers wasn’t enough to drive him nuts, the squint-eyed headlights that made short, wrinkled stabs into the night just made it worse. “Lord,” he said, “gimme a break. Been driving for six hours....
by Pete Schipper | Jan 24, 2024 | Articles & Essays
LESSONS FROM THE BEGINNING AND ENDING OF JESUS’ EARTHLY MINISTRY—LUKE 5:1-11 (CSB) As the crowd was pressing in on Jesus to hear God’s word, he was standing by Lake Gennesaret. He saw two boats at the edge of the lake; the fishermen had left them and were...
by Pete Schipper | Jan 24, 2024 | Articles & Essays
Excerpts from the book Shalom by Douglas J. Harris When I read Douglas Harris’ book, Shalom, in 1988, I was so impressed with its scope and comprehension of God’s peace that I very presumptuously excerpted the more salient points here with the hope of sharing this...
