The women were terrified and bowed their faces to the ground, but then the men said to them, ‘Why do you look for the living among the dead? He is not here, but has risen.’ (Lk. 24:5) It is Easter morning. Some women have gone to Jesus’ tomb to anoint His body. As they …
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Keeping Our Hearts on Jesus
Peter turned and saw the disciple whom Jesus loved following them… When Peter saw him, he said to Jesus, ‘Lord, what about him?’ Jesus said to him, ‘If it is my will that he remains until I come, what is that to you? Follow me!’ (John 21: 20-22) The apostles jockeyed non-stop for Jesus’ attention. …
Drop The Stick
There is, therefore, no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. (Romans 8:1) The Flagellants were medieval religious sects that walked through the countryside beating themselves with whips in order to atone for their sins. Even though the church hierarchy tried to suppress these groups, they still carry on to this day. What allows …
For Everything There Is A Season
For everything, there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven…a time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance… (Ecclesiastes 3:1,4) There’s much evidence in scripture that God speaks to people in their dreams. Five times in the first two chapters of Matthew, …
Hope Through Trials
When Paul noticed that some were Sadducees and others were Pharisees, he called out to the council, ‘Brothers, I am a Pharisee, a son of Pharisees. I am on trial concerning the hope of the resurrection of the dead.’ (Acts 23:6) My uncle Richard died last week, and the last several days have been very …
God’s Consolations and Mercies — Kindness
Be kind to one another. (Eph. 4:32) Paul’s admonition to be kind has been very real to me as I have been coping with my daughter’s death this summer. Kindness may be the most important thing we need and the most important thing we can give. Kindness costs so little; it gives so much. I …
Our Stations of the Resurrection
As they led him away, they seized a man, Simon of Cyrene, who was coming from the country, and they laid the cross on him, and made him carry it behind Jesus. (Luke 23:26) When Lucy and I were in Jerusalem a few years ago, we visited the Church of The Holy Sepulcher several times. …
Jesus is the Way
Thomas said to him, "Lord, we do not know where you are going. How can we know the way?" Jesus said to him, "I am the way…" (John 14:5-6) I was hiking with some friends in the Tennessee Mountains. As we came to a bend in the trail, we began to hear someone in great …
Jesus at Our Side
Where can I go from your spirit? Or where can I flee from your presence? If I ascend to heaven, you are there; if I make my bed in Sheol, you are there. If I take the wings of the morning and settle at the farthest limits of the sea, even there your hand shall …
The Joy of the Lord
Then he said to them, ‘Go your way, eat the fat and drink sweet wine and send portions of those who those for whom nothing is prepared, for this day is holy to our LORD; and do not be grieved, for the joy of the LORD is your strength.’ (Neh. 8:10) After the wall in …