Two others, who were criminals, were led away to be put to death with him. – Luke 23:32 We often get so focused on the crucifixion narrative of Jesus that we forget to recall some of the seemingly insignificant details around it. There are lessons for us here. The Saturday before Easter is traditionally a […]
Category: Scripture Reflections
Growing in Grace – How the cross will give you a green thumb (an Easter message)
God did not make death, and he does not delight in the death of the living. For he created all things so that they might exist; the generative forces of the world are wholesome, and there is no destructive poison in them, and the dominion of Hades is not on earth. -Wisdom 1:13-14 When God […]
Obtain the Witness – You can please Him
There are testimonies of those who pleased God. It was not for Christ alone to be found pleasing but a call for all men and women to do the same. People of great faith. People who desire intimacy and complete union with God. And to the pure of heart it was obtained. For the eyes […]
Joseph – More than a Carpenter, “Terror of Demons,” Guardian of God and Protector of Christ’s Church
Most Christians hardly ever give thought to Jesus as a young boy. We have so much to digest from his ministry years it would seem there is less need to focus on the years that came before. But is that truly wise of us not to consider the family in which Christ Jesus grew? Doesn’t […]
Why Fast?
Did you know that fasting is connected to answered prayer? Have you wondered why some people’s prayers get answered and others don’t. There is a scripture in James 4:3 that says, “When you ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may spend what you get on your pleasures.” (New Living Translation) […]