CHRISTMAS HOPE IN JOHN
Have you noticed? Christmas is coming, as it always does, in good times and bad times. Satan’s efforts to snuff out its light have proven …
STEPPING IN THE LIGHT
How do you picture the new year as it stretches out before you? Do you see an unknown path, twisting and turning in obscurity, old …
ONE SHOE OFF
Are you thinking, “Diddle diddle dumpling my son John?” If so, change gears and replace the name “John” with “Joshua”. That will take us to …
EVERY SPIRITUAL BLESSING
“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places”. (Eph. 1:3). …
PRAY FOR THEM
“Continue to remember those in prison as if you were together with them in prison, and those who are ill-treated as if you yourselves were …
EMPTY KLEENEX BOXES
Well, here we are in 2022, chaos swirling all around us, darkness and evil seeming to close in on us. Yet, as believers, we are …
GRIEF-BEARER
The work of the Cross is endlessly faceted. “It is finished,” Jesus proclaimed as He released His spirit to the Father. The work was done. …
ONE THING AT A TIME
Have you ever been called upon to do several different things at once? As a Special Education teacher, I was frequently confronted with a roomful …
BEYOND BUNNIES AND BONNETS
Easter morning. Tucked in between my mother and father on the church pew, shivering a bit from the walk through the spring rain, I’m drawn …
WHAT WONDROUS LOVE IS THIS
Joseph of Arimathea summoned up the courage to seek an audience with Pilate and ask for the body of Jesus. He behaved prudently, so that …