It’s the Tuesday after Easter. The songs have been sung, the sacred story told, the good china washed and put away, and we slip back into the daily routine. On this quiet afternoon, I sit and look down the long stretch of years to the Easters of my childhood.…
Read moreMark 11:24 Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours. NIV I have been walking with the Lord since I was 5. Throughout these many (many!) years, I have studied prayer, practiced prayer, and yes(!),…
Read moreThe following passage from Isaiah 53 paints a picture of the “Suffering Savior.” Written 600 years before Jesus the Savior faced that ungrateful crowd and was condemned to die a criminal’s death, the prophet Isaiah penned these words: He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows,…
Read moreIn life, there are no “do-overs”. Oh, there are those moments where we get second chances but when it comes to our life…we only get one chance at this journey we are on. And it is a very short journey, that could be over at any moment. Even more reason…
Read moreIt was Friday evening. Heads were hung low. Unanswered questions echoed through troubled minds. “Did we make a mistake in following this man?” Is he really the one prophesized about by the prophets of old?” “What is he doing hanging on a cross?” I can only imagine the questions of…
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