Randall Johnson

Charitable Giving – 2 Corinthians 8:1-15

A November 2013 poll called Connected to Give found that, “The more important religion is to a person, the more likely that person is to give to a charity of any kind, among Americans who claim

My Inner Cup – Matthew 23:25-28

Have you seen the new Disney film Aladdin? It only got a 57% rating from the critics on Rotten Tomatoes but a 94% audience approval. I like the message. Aladdin is a street urchin, living hand to mouth,

Workarounds – Matthew 23:16-24

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I like this Wikipedia explanation of a workaround: “A workaround is a bypass of a recognized problem or limitation in a system. A workaround is typically a temporary fix that implies that a genuine

Hardened to Truth – Matthew 23:13-15

One of my favorite Christian apologists (defenders of Christian faith) is Hugh Ross. He is a scientist who has developed a huge reservoir of scientific defenses of the Biblical teaching. He was an atheist

Rejecting Power – Matthew 23:1-12

I came across an article online asking how power corrupts leaders. The article was very helpfully descriptive of the way people invested with power can misuse it, from “exception making” (I’m

David’s Lord, David’s Son – Matthew 22:34-46

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It is easy to fail to pay attention to some detail in Scripture that is entirely critical and determinative of meaning. When reading Psalm 110:1, for example, it is critical to note that David is writing

Marriage in the Kingdom – Matthew 22:22-33

Have you considered why it is that there will be no marriage in the kingdom? Or how that will affect your relationship to your spouse, assuming you and your spouse will both be in the kingdom? This has

Render to Caesar – Matthew 22:15-22

The underground church of China is living under a government that requires registration of churches and yet resist registration because they believe they should not be so governed in the expression of

Clout – Matthew 22:1-14

A Forbes magazine contributor talks about digital world Klout. “Klout is the brainchild of a San Franciso-based startup that aggregates your following, the number of times you are re-Tweeted or

Patient in Judgment – Matthew 21:28-46

One of the common objections I hear to belief in the God of Scripture is that He is such an ogre in the Old Testament. He claims to be merciful and compassionate, but He’s “always” destroying

Wise Defense – Matthew 21:23-27

It was a successful TV detective drama on a couple of networks in the 70’s and 80’s. Columbo was the bumbling police detective who seemed confused most of the time but who was really putting

Overturning Tables – Matthew 21:12-17

I clearly remember as a child watching on TV the news reports about Martin Luther King Jr. and other African Americans peacefully demonstrating and, of course, the police challenging them, shooting water

Triumphal Entry – Matthew 21:1-11

What would you have felt if you had been a resident of Jerusalem and this man Jesus came riding through the street on a donkey? Would you have joined the throng who shouted Hosanna? Would you have been

Healing Mercy – Matthew 20:29-34

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“Although we have no claim on God’s mercies, and although they are altogether undeserved, nonetheless they never cease. We have done much to provoke God and give Him cause to cut off His mercy

Servant Leadership – Matthew 20:17-28

Robert K. Greenleaf coined a phrase, ‘servant leadership,’ in a 1970 essay called The Servant as Leader, and described the servant-leader as a “servant first… It begins with the natural

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