Be sure to sign up for new blog posts via email! “His word brings reality into being, as at creation when “Let there be” resulted in “And it was”. When Jesus spoke two words to a dead man rotting in a tomb, “Come forth”, the man did!” There is a mysterious and mighty power in the spoken word. When we are called to spread … Continue reading Speak Truth
Be sure to sign up for new blog posts via email! Interruptions to our personal schedule, to discuss God with, and love on, someone in need, are not interruptions at all but divine appointments to which we must not be late. God is always on time. May we be so blessed to be called into a time for such a purpose. Our calling is … Continue reading We’re on God’s Schedule Now
Be sure to sign up for new blog posts via email! While having a special daddy and son lunch one day with my oldest, Bennett, we were eating some Tex-Mex. He grabbed the salt and began to sprinkle salt on the tortilla chips. It dawned on me, this is a great opportunity to share with him a biblical truth about Christianity. Jesus talks about … Continue reading Salty Life
Be sure to sign up for new blog posts via email! Everyone loves a good sunset. It’s the closing of the day, the end of work (usually) and the beginning of relaxation. Have you ever noticed, though, how the darkness slowly creeps in as the sun retreats? Darkness is the void of light, it is not something of itself. When in a dark room, even … Continue reading Light and Dark
Be sure to sign up for new blog posts via email! “To live in God’s world is to be confronted daily with visible reminders of invisible realities.” Every one over 30 years old remembers the Where’s Waldo craze. I still like to play I spy with my boys. I pick something obvious for them at first, just to get their confidence up. But as … Continue reading I spy…
Be sure to sign up for new blog posts via email! Jesus told the apostles in Matthew 17:20 that if they would only have the faith the size of a mustard seed, they could move a mountain. Now, I’m a believer in the inerrancy and truth of the Word…but this seems a bit beyond human ability. Because it is! The faith we put … Continue reading The Mustard Seed and the Mountain
Be sure to sign up for new blog posts via email! February 12, 2016 “The good news of the gospel is not merely about the commuting of an eternal sentence but about the commencing of an eternal relationship.” Our acceptance of Jesus is not the end…but the beginning! We have an intimate and personal walk with Jesus. And we have our public and outward … Continue reading Beginning, not the End
On this day almost 2000 years ago the disciples of Jesus began a slow, methodical, genuine spread of Jesus’s teachings. After appearing to them behind closed/locked doors, they became emboldened and excited to share the good news of His resurrection with everyone they came in contact with. Jesus appears to over 500 people over the next 40 days, legitimizing the disciples claims and creating even … Continue reading Fourth Day
On this day almost 2000 years ago, the population of Jews which had gathered in town for the Passover/Sabbath festivities would be unsure what to do. You see, when Jesus died at 3pm the day before, the practice of the Jews changed drastically. The above image depicts what the interior of the temple would have looked like. In the background you’ll notice a large curtain … Continue reading Holy Saturday
On this day almost 2000 years ago, Jesus was spending time meeting people, healing them, teaching them, and connecting with them. Meanwhile, across town, Judah Iscariot is exchanging an opportunity of betrayal to make some money. His scheme is to hand Jesus over to the temple guard in order for Him to be tried by the religious elite, and put some coin in his pocket. … Continue reading Tuesday of Easter week
