Check out this quote from, “Four Portraits, One Jesus” by Mark Strauss. It’s a great book which gives tons of info about the history and setting of the gospels. Mark’s Gospel reminds us that the goal of the Christian life is not to find security or self-fulfillment. Following Jesus is …
Good Friday and Happy Resurrection (Easter) Day!
I just wanted to take a minute and wish everybody a great and special Good Friday and Easter Weekend Celebration. I have been spending some time, as I prepare for our weekend service, reflecting upon the Cross of Jesus and the incredible salvation He secured for us. He suffered for …
Urgent: Important Devotion on Complaining
There was no water. They were thirsty. Hundreds of thousands of people needed something to drink. That’s a crisis! So they got together….and complained against their leaders. It happened a few thousands years ago. Moses and Aaron were on the receiving end of their quarrelling words. Words like this: “It …
Need some help?
Psalm 28:7 says, “The Lord is my strength and my shield, my heart trusts in him and I received help. My heart rejoices, and I give thanks to him with my song.” God is an ever present source of help. All we need to do is ask. He is there …
The Importance of Being Teachable
Proverbs 10:17 says, “Whoever heeds correction is on the pathway to life, but someone who ignores exhortation goes astray.” Teachability is the one of the greatest qualities we can possess. No person knows everything. Some may act like they do, some are certainly smarter than others, but no person has …
What the Bible Says about New Year’s Day
Christianity is all about NEW BEGINNINGS. 2 Corinthians 5:17 says it wonderfully: “If anyone be in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has gone, and the NEW has come.” Through the power of God, you and I can be forgiven and begin a new life. Forgiveness always brings …
To A World Without Terror
When I was a child, I rarely, if ever, heard the word “terror”. Oh, I’m sure I read it in some book at some point, or heard it in a passing sentence in a movie. But I never recall having my parents explain to me what a “terrorist” was. Perhaps …