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,…
Not Ashamed
“For I am not ashamed of this Good News about Christ. It is the power of God at work, saving everyone who believes—the Jew first and also the Gentile.” We…
Why God Forgives
How many times have we seen someone (or have been that someone) who is sorry for their ‘crime’ but it’s evident they only care because they were caught? Tears are…
Do Right. Walk Humbly.
This verse from Zephaniah comes after his rebuke of the nation of Israel. He urges the people to repent (turn) from their wickedness and make the necessary changes to atone…
Humble Like A Child
What does it mean to become humble like a child? Children are filled with wonder at everything. Their eyes widen with every new discovery. They sense the immensity of all…