There is a fascinating interview with music legend Quincy Jones on the website Vulture. Quincy is turning 85 soon and, as I’ve witnessed older people do, he just lets loose on a variety of subjects. Apart from him fluently using the phrase MF, Quincy shares some...
On hearing it, many of his disciples said, “This is a hard teaching. Who can accept it?” John 6:60 Growing up is hard. When we are babies we hear the word no many times, No! Don’t touch that No! Get that out of your mouth No! Get off there. These no’s we...
When Jesus looked up and saw a great crowd coming toward him, he said to Philip, “Where shall we buy bread for these people to eat?” He asked this only to test him, for he already had in mind what he was going to do. John 6: 5,6 Can you imagine Philip. I can see his...
Meanwhile his disciples urged him, “Rabbi, eat something.” But he said to them, “I have food to eat that you know nothing about.” Then his disciples said to each other, “Could someone have brought him food?” John 4:31-33 When you go to a fast-food place, you stand...
“Nazareth! Can anything good come from there?” Nathanael asked. “Come and see,” said Philip. John 1:46 Nathaniel was the first critic of Christ. He judged him because of where he was from. He didn’t think anything good could come from a bad place. Disciples...
