The nation of Israel was under the oppression of the Midianites. Israel lived in terror to such an extent that Gideon was found by the Angel of the LORD threshing his wheat in the depths of a winepress so that he could hide his harvest from the enemy. Fear and...
Easter Sunday “Now that same day two of them were going to a village called Emmaus, about seven miles from Jerusalem.” Luke 24:13(NIV) We often think that the process of discovering God is all about our seeking God. But the truth of the Resurrection is that it shows us that...
When the Sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices so that they might go to anoint Jesus’ body.” Mark 16:1(NIV) Have you ever heard the saying, “A day late and a dollar short”? That phrase is accurate for this story. Time had run...
For this week we will examine the final week of Jesus’ life as Jesus makes His way to Calvary. A week worth remembering. “No one could say a word in reply, and from that day on no one dared to ask him any more questions.” Matthew 22:46(NIV) Questions! Children have...
“Then he returned to his disciples and found them sleeping. “Simon,” he said to Peter, “are you asleep? Could you not keep watch for one hour? Watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the body is weak.”’ Mark 14:37-38(NIV) This passage...
For this week we will examine the final week of Jesus’ life as Jesus makes His way to Calvary. A week worth remembering. Silence is golden. We’ve all heard the saying. We may even embrace its truth. But rarely do we experience it. As we examine the final week of...
For this week we will examine the final week of Jesus’ life as Jesus makes His way to Calvary. A week worth remembering. “No one could say a word in reply, and from that day on no one dared to ask him any more questions.” Matthew 22:46(NIV) Questions! Children have...
For this week we will examine the final week of Jesus’ life as Jesus makes His way to Calvary. A week worth remembering. And he left them and went out of the city to Bethany, where he spent the night. Early in the morning, as he was on his way...
Jesus was a master teacher. One of the ways Jesus taught was through parables–using worldly examples that His listeners could relate to and giving them spiritual significance. The parable of the Unfaithful Servant in Luke 16 is an example of this. In this parable the shrewd servant got caught being...
For the last year or so I have been praying for my neighbors. I have intentionally tried to establish a relationship with them, talking to them whenever I see them, trying to get to know them. At special times like Christmas and Easter, I have given them cookies and devotions...
