There are times when reading the Bible, I find a passage that causes me to pause, to meditate, to dig deep into its meaning. Recently I explored one of those passages. “For God in all his fullness was pleased to live in Christ, and through him God reconciled everything to…
Read moreWe live in a world of numbers. Hold that thought for a minute while I take us back to a time long ago and far away. My grandchildren look at me with wonder when I tell them we didn’t have cell phones when I was growing up. They cannot…
Read moreWhile I was visiting family in Florida a couple of weeks ago we attended worship at their “winter” church. They are snow birds. I was blessed to enjoy their hospitality and the warmth of the sun for a week. The service that particular Sunday was an explanation of the Passover…
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In Famous Last Words -Part 1, I shared about one of Jesus’s last statements, “Father forgive them”. Today, I share another insight from these same three words. Christ died for us while we were still sinners, long before we ever repented or asked for forgiveness. He died for those still screaming,…
Read more“Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and will not be afraid; for the LORD GOD is my strength and my song, and he has become my salvation.” Isaiah 12:2 (ESV) As we are heading toward Easter 2019, I cannot help but think about Jesus, what He went through,…
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