We’ve all done it, even you.
All of us. Well, the ones who are breathing. We’ve all done it. Sinned, that is. See, sin is an incurable genetic disease that passes from one generation to the…
Represent!
When I was younger, I saw this “representation” as binding, even hindering if you will. I felt like I was missing out on something because I had to represent Jesus.…
Praise is not situational.
There’s a difference between joy and happiness. One is dependent on circumstances, the other on the knowledge of who God is. There’s a difference between praise and gratitude. One is…
Is He a Way-Back-Then or Current God?
We just celebrated Easter, talking about that day when Jesus got up, the grave unable to hold Him. My social media feeds have been chock full of reminders of God’s…
Everyone who calls?
Everyone who calls will be saved? Whazzat mean? Saved from what? The Amplified Bible expands the English to include the fullness of the Greek, “For everyone who calls upon the…
That first “Good Friday”
On that day, that gory, horrible day, Jesus endured pain most of us have never considered. His day started the day before. He had had no sleep, no rest. His…
Jesus’ Last Passover Seder
The room had been prepared, all leaven removed, all elements of the Passover meal obtained - the roasted lamb, the bitter herbs, the charoset, the salt water, each with deep…
Just love one another, will ya?
Jesus was talking to his followers, believers, a fairly large crowd of people who were looking for something new, something more than the life of rules and laws and oppression…
Criminal Jesus
Crucifixion wasn’t new when Jesus walked the Earth He created. It had already been around hundreds of years. The Romans, though, adding what they had learned from the Babylonians and…
The End of Hunger and Thirst
“I am the bread of life,” He said. Sustenance. “Whoever comes to me will never be hungry again,” He intoned. Sustainability. “Whoever believes in me will never be thirsty,” He…
Stop striving. Just stop.
What are you struggling with? What’s that goal you keep striving for but never reaching? What is that thing you long for so much that it occupies your every thought…
Hot Tears become Harvest Joy
The times of tears are so hard! We would love to skip them altogether, to never have to go through pain or grief or suffering. The thing is, pain, grief,…