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What is a life-changing encounter that you’ve experienced? How did it change your life? What emotions did you experience? Think of the range of emotions the disciples experienced during the last week of Jesus’ life. His triumphal entry into Jerusalem… Continue Reading →
Have you ever been disappointed by your expectations? The hardest situation is when you have high expectations but a poor experience and we often emerge disappointed or deeply discouraged. The disciples experienced this emotion during passion week. Jesus entered Jerusalem… Continue Reading →
It’s nice to be chosen! Remember when you were young and the kids were choosing up sides for kickball – what was your greatest fear? You did not want to be the last person chosen, or worse yet, not chosen… Continue Reading →
Jesus has a special gift for you. He made the offer to His disciples as they were about to face one of their greatest challenges and the gift is available to you today. These things I have spoken to… Continue Reading →
What comes to mind when you think of the word hope? We often use hope to express a wish such as, “I hope it won’t rain today?” It is used to express a desire when there is a degree of… Continue Reading →
Is it wrong to ask for God’s blessings? That was the prayer of the Psalmist, God be gracious to us and bless us, and cause His face to shine upon us— Selah. (Psalm 67:1) We see that the Psalmist’s motive… Continue Reading →
John Michael Talbot in The Ancient Path illustrates the teachings of the early church fathers. He quotes George Santayana’s admonition, “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it” (p. 10). Talbot reveals how the teachings of the early church… Continue Reading →
Have you ever made a statement or declaration but then acted differently than you had planned? The Apostle Peter faced that situation. In the upper room Jesus said to His disciples, Little children, I am with you a little while… Continue Reading →
We use the word love in a variety of ways. We exclaim that we love ice cream or that we love going on a vacation. Our society has many different notions of the meaning of love and there is often a… Continue Reading →
Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L. James has become a bestseller and because of its popularity a movie will be released for Valentine’s Day. The book’s popularity reveals our interest in sexuality but it falls far short of the true… Continue Reading →
“Although we grieve we do not grieve as those without hope. ” – the Apostle Paul The picture you see was taken in November 2014 as Matthew and I enjoyed a delicious meal at an Ethiopian restaurant in New York… Continue Reading →
What do you think may have been on Jesus’ mind the night before His crucifixion? No doubt He was thinking about the pain and agony that He would face as “the lamb of God who would take away the sin… Continue Reading →
If God is Good by Randy Alcorn presents a biblical approach to maintaining faith and hope in the midst of suffering and adversity. When people face adversity they often wonder, “If God is all good, then he would want to… Continue Reading →
What enables you to face challenges without becoming overwhelmed? Consider Jesus Christ the night before His crucifixion. Knowing the pain and anguish that He would face the next day, He patiently prepared His disciples for His forthcoming departure. Jesus was… Continue Reading →
Character takes time to develop. God took a forty year old somebody, spent forty years revealing that he was a nobody, and forty more years demonstrating what He can do with anybody. How does a microwave society with instant mashed potatoes and frozen TV dinners teach… Continue Reading →
