“All the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be.” (Psalm 139:16) This phrase came to me recently and had me thinking about things “before and after”. I hear my son remind my two-year-old granddaughter, “Say please.” Then what comes after please…thank…
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The Tomb
Today, we celebrate Easter. For many people, Easter is a springtime, bunny rabbit, egg hunt holiday but to Christians, it is much more. Today, we celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ from death and the tomb. He went through so much on Friday with the trials, humiliation, beatings, abandonment, pain,…
It’s Not Over
“For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.” (Isaiah 55:9). Have you ever had the feeling that it’s over? In spite of everything you’ve planned, prepared, done, and even prayed for, you feel that it…
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Are You Willing?
There are many times in life when we’re presented with a challenge where we have to make a decision. Someone or something is before us with an offer basically saying, “Are you willing?” Let’s look at a few from the Bible. Simon Cyrene – “they found a man of Cyrene,…
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A Different Look at Easter
When we think about Easter, we usually envision happenings during Holy Week, the Passover meal, the path to Golgotha, the Cross, the tomb and the Resurrection. Those are the images of Easter for us as Christians. But as I’ve been reading about these events this week, I’ve begun to think…