I Am the Resurrection
Lazarus, four days in the tomb, was dead, stinky dead.[i] The son of a grieving widow, borne by pallbearers to his final resting place,...
Lazarus, four days in the tomb, was dead, stinky dead.[i] The son of a grieving widow, borne by pallbearers to his final resting place,...
Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but when the desire comes, it is a tree of life. Proverbs 13:12 I caught myself the other day toying...
I blubbering lost it recently at a prayer meeting when someone thanked the Lord for the nearly 8,000 at a gathering of 12,000 in Egypt...
I can tell you right here and now that this aging business isn’t for the squeamish, because today another complaint popped up on my...
Your father Abraham rejoiced to see my day, and he saw it and was glad. John 8:56 Abraham rejoiced to see millenniums ahead to what...
Therefore let us draw near with confidence to the throne of grace, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need....
I’d planned on going a different direction for this month’s blog, but in light of the nightmarish happenings in Israel and Gaza, I can’t...
Bill had preached his heart out, had given his all, and for what? Apparently, nothing, because not one person in the congregation that...
Crash! Bang! Boom! Calamity strikes again. Wham! Blam! Pow! A natural disaster here, an environmental crisis there. Shocking sights and...
Then the man said, “Let me go, for it is daybreak.” But Jacob replied, “I will not let you go unless you bless me.” Genesis 32:26 A...
One of our pastors recently preached a weighty message. The crux of it was that per God’s instructions, Noah built an ark. That ark was...
Pilate said to them, Then what shall I do with Jesus who is called the Christ? ...
A strange thing happened to me some time back when my husband and I met a guest speaker at church. As introductions were being made, the...
But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly...
I’ve done more than my share of talking during the course of my life. Some words pleased God. Others grieved Him. I have built people up...
I’ve always had a soft spot for the prodigal son’s older brother in Luke 15, most likely because I’m the eldest in my family. I remember,...
It’s been 47 years, at the time of this writing, since I experienced the joy of birthing a child. Did I say joy? Silly me, joy came after...
My heartfelt prayer from Psalm 45:1 (paraphrased): Lord, Flood the inkwell of our hearts with fresh wonder and delight in the Good News....
. . . “What is man that You are mindful of him, or the son of man that You graciously care for him? You have made him for a little while...
When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; And through the rivers, they shall not overflow you. When you walk through the...