By Dr. Scott Rodin | As you sent me into the world, I have sent them into the world. For them I sanctify myself, that they too may be truly sanctified. (John 17:18-19) Thought The form of these two verses is striking. Jesus compares and equates his coming into this world to ... read on

By Dr. Scott Rodin | But now I am coming to You; and these things I speak in the world so that they may have My joy made full in themselves. I have given them Your word; and the world has hated them because they are not of the world, just as I am not of ... read on

By Dr. Scott Rodin | I am no longer going to be in the world; and yet they themselves are in the world, and I am coming to You. Holy Father, keep them in Your name, the name which You have given Me, so that they may be one just as We are. While I was with them, I was keeping them ... read on

By Dr. Scott Rodin | I have revealed Your name to the ones whom You gave Me out of the world; they were Yours and You gave them to Me, and they have followed Your word.  Now they have come to know that everything which You have given Me is from You; for the words which You gave ... read on

By Dr. Scott Rodin | Jesus spoke these things; and raising His eyes to heaven, He said, “Father, the hour has come; glorify Your Son, so that the Son may glorify You, just as You gave Him authority over all flesh, so that to all whom You have given Him, He may give eternal life. And this is eternal life, that ... read on

By Dr. Scott Rodin | Week #4 Lent is a time of repentance. Repentance requires us to name and confess our sin. Naming sin is the first and perhaps most transformational step in our Lenten journey. We are in a day where the very concept of sin is anathema. In ... read on

By Dr. Scott Rodin | Week #3 Lent is a time of repentance. Repentance requires us to name and confess our sin. Naming sin is the first and perhaps most transformational step in our Lenten journey.  We are in a day where the very concept of sin is anathema. In response, we as ... read on

By Dr. Scott Rodin | Week #2 Lent is a time of repentance. Repentance requires us to name and confess our sin. Naming sin is the first and perhaps most transformational step in our Lenten journey.  We are in a day where the very concept of sin is anathema. In response, we as ... read on

By Dr. Scott Rodin | Four Lenten Devotionals Lent is a time of repentance. Repentance requires us to name and confess our sin. Naming sin is the first and perhaps most transformational step in our Lenten journey. It is not enough to say, ‘I am a sinner.’ We must go further and say, ... read on

By Dr. Scott Rodin | I’m using the next several blogs to propose a most audacious, even outrageous idea. Here it is…we have enough. This week I want us to look at Psalm 16: Protect me, O God, for in you I take refuge. I say to the Lord, “You are my Lord; I ... read on