Dear Church - 1 Thessalonians 2 What is the difficulty of having joy?            On Tuesday, I showed how others demonstrated joy in the midst of hardships. I don’t want to be glib, but I know having ...  Read More

Dear Church – 1 Thessalonians 1I have a sign on my desk that says, Life is hard, but God is good. We all need to be reminded that God is good even in the midst of the hard of life.We can rejoice when ...  Read More

Dear Church 2          As we tour the New Testament, we find that the books are not arranged in chronological order. The order of books is not an issue of inspiration but of practicality since the Vul...  Read More

Dear Church 1As we start our tour through the New Testament, we begin with the Gospel of Matthew. The Holy Spirit inspired Matthew to write his book to his fellow Jews in 45 AD so they would know that...  Read More

Mercy has Overcome 2The Chosen TV show portrays Mary Magdalene as feeling unworthy of Jesus’ love. The scripture doesn’t give us this information, but I believe she felt like that, just like we do.Wat...  Read More

Mercy has Overcome 1Sunday, we looked at the resurrection of Jesus from the view of Mary Magdalene.If you have time, watch The Chosen’s reenactment of Jesus healing Mary at this link https://www.youtu...  Read More

Resurrection SundayIt is about the Lamb, not the Bunny, today.Who am I that God loves me?  The people around me don’t even love me.  Why would God love me?God loves you because He created you in His i...  Read More

Scattered words and empty thoughtsSeem to pour from my heartI've never felt so torn beforeSeems I don't know where to startBut it's now that I feel Your grace fall like rainFrom every fingertip, washi...  Read More

What is Good about Good Friday?On Friday, Jesus was hung on a cross and died by suffocation.  From a physical and spiritual situation, there was nothing good about Friday for Jesus.  However, Jesus wa...  Read More

Maundy ThursdayMaundy is a funny word that comes from the Latin word mandatum, which in English means mandate.Thursday of Holy Week is called Maundy Thursday because that is when Jesus gave a new comm...  Read More

Passion Week - WednesdayAs we continue following Jesus' final week on earth, we have now reached Wednesday. The Bible does not give us a clearly depicted layout of the chronology of Jesus’ life, inclu...  Read More

Holy Tuesday  It is Tuesday of Passion Week. Jesus spends much of this day preaching/teaching what is called the Olivet Discourse. The Twelve and many other followers gathered around to hear Jesus del...  Read More