Jesus Laughed?
The Spirit of the LORD has anointed Jesus: “To preach good news to the poor. To bind up the broken hearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners, to proclaim the year of the […]
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As He Loved The Church…
“Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church” For most of us, the first thing that comes to mind when we think of Christ’s love for the church is the fact that he died for us. The thing is, […]
What’s Your Mountain
In May of 2001, Erik Weihenmayer accomplished something that only 128 other people accomplished that year —he reached the top of Mount Everest. The thing that made Erik’s achievement unusual is that he is the first blind person to succeed […]
A Father’s Day Story
You probably already know most of Johnny Cash’s story. He rose to fame in the 1950’s around the same time that Elvis and Jerry Lee Lewis became popular on the music scene. While his career skyrocketed, his personal life bottomed […]
Partners with God
And if the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, he who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through his Spirit, who lives in you…because those who […]
One Thing
In the movie City Slickers, Curly (Jack Palance) tells Mitch (Billy Crystal) that the secret of happiness is found in one thing. “What’s the one thing?” Mitch asks. Curly says, “You have to find out that for yourself.” Paul defined […]
Revealing Jesus
The Bible declares that Jesus Christ is to be revealed to all the earth. At times, we wonder if this is even possible, and yet we often find evidence of it happening in unexpected places. We see it, for instance, […]
You Are Not Alone
While I attended graduate school, I worked the nightshift for a security firm, mostly as the gateman for a yacht club, but frequently the security firm had me fill in at a factory that made die cast metal parts for […]
He Knows You
More often than I can count, people have brought me a Starbucks coffee. It is a very kind and generous action, and it shows me that they care about me. There’s just one minor problem. I don’t like coffee. I […]
Christmas Triumph
Triumph, this time of year, seems to come in many shades of success in the Western world. Many of us feel most ready for Christmas when we have met every shipping deadline, reciprocated every Christmas card, or averted every scheduling […]
