Jesus was talking to His apostles, explaining that where He was going, they would come, but they wouldn’t follow Him immediately the way they had on the Judean soil they…

John the Baptizer was the older cousin of Jesus, the son of Mary’s cousin Elizabeth. He was the baby who jumped in his mother’s womb when Mary, pregnant with Jesus,…

Just before these words, the prophet Jeremiah shared the very different outcome for those who trusted in themselves rather than God. They were cursed and would be like stunted shrubs…

I believe there are two misconceptions that we who are believers in Jesus operate under about the bad things in our lives. 1.) We attribute every bad thing to the…

God described David as a man after His own heart. The words in Psalms 27 are an insight into why He would say that. We wish for all sorts of…

My husband and I just experienced a trying time, a scary time, an uncertain time. I was stopped at a red light at a busy intersection. I looked around a…

John was an apostle of Jesus, had seen Him, heard Him, felt His touch. Here in the first of his letters to believers, he warns them to be discerning of…

Sometimes, it’s hard to comprehend that we began long before our parents conceived us. Actually, most of the time. We know the science. Egg + sperm = baby us. God…

Ephesians 4:31-32 looks like a list of dos and don’ts, doesn’t it? This list of things we’re not supposed to do with countermeasures that we are? NO:bitternessrageangerharsh wordsslanderevil behavior. YES:be…

Jesus. Creator. God in flesh. King of all kings. Lord of all lords. Mighty. Powerful. Truth. Life. This Jesus arranged his robe, slipped a towel into the belt, lifted a…

“Go into all the world,” the resurrected Jesus said as He talked with His followers, “telling them the Good News.” I’m pretty sure He didn’t mean they had to leave…

Believer, how well do you utilize the patience within you that is a gift from the Holy Spirit dwelling in you? Yeah, I have issues there, too. We especially lack…