Jesus in 2 Thessalonians
Our background photo today follows the same theme as yesterday. Once again, our gateway leads to a National Park. And as is obvious, everyone cannot freely enter into the Park. A fee must be paid to enter. Neither…
Jesus in 1 Thessalonians
Our gateway today is the entrance to Glacier National Park. As is obvious, everyone cannot freely enter into the Park. A fee must be paid to enter. Imagine for a moment that someone graciously paid the fee for…
Jesus in Colossians
What does it mean to be a Christian? What does the Christian life look like?? The people of the city of Colossae (in the area of southwest modern-day Turkey) had heard the Good News about Jesus Christ! They…
Jesus in Philippians
Today’s gateway is the boarding gate at an airport. We are boarding the plane of Salvation, through the boarding gate of Jesus Christ. We’re headed for the Kingdom of Heaven! As we settle into our seat, we notice…
Jesus in Ephesians
Our gateway today leads to the United States Mint. Abundant riches can be found beyond this gate. So also, when we open the book of Ephesians, we see that God’s abundant riches are freely available to us, through…
Jesus in Galatians
The region of Galatia was located in today's central area of modern-day Turkey. The Apostle Paul had traveled throughout the region of Galatia preaching the Good News of Jesus Christ: Jesus has come from Heaven! Jesus has broken…
Jesus in 2 Corinthians
Our beautiful arched gateway today is leading us to a church worship center. We are still in the same region as yesterday … warm breezes and palm trees. But today’s gateway is overcast and cloudy. The book of…
Jesus in 1 Corinthians
Today we see a beautiful arched gateway … leading from one area of a lovely shopping center to another. What a wonderful place. Palm trees and sunshine! Warm gentle breezes! The city of Corinth was much like our…
Jesus in Romans
Today’s gateway arch is reminiscent of a Roman-era Triumphal Arch. This particular gateway arch spans a major thoroughfare in a prominent capital city of Europe. And so we come to the book of Romans. We have seen already…
Jesus in Acts
Our background gate today is the entrance to a Power Substation. Here great amounts of power are brought in from the generation facilities in the foothills of the Cascades. And from here the power is disseminated and sent…