1 Peter 1:3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead. You made your bed; now lie in it. You’re probably Continue Reading…
Luke 24:21 “But we had hoped that he was the one to redeem Israel.” Easter is coming! We live in a world jam packed with fears and anxieties. So much tragic news bombards our airwaves that I think many folks are losing the capacity to even recognize good news. And Easter Continue Reading…
Matthew 28:6 “He is not here; he has risen, just as he said. Come and see the place where he lay.” I was listening to a TED Talk one time and the presenter opened with, “The person on your left is a liar; the person on your right is a liar; Continue Reading…
Acts 2:24 “But God raised him from the dead, freeing him from the agony of death, because it was impossible for death to keep its hold on him.” It was impossible for death to keep its hold on him…. What a profound truth! Sometimes I race past familiar scripture with the Continue Reading…
1 Corinthians 15:19 “If only for this life we have hope in Christ, we are of all people most to be pitied.” Everyone needs hope. Those scarred by life’s hurts may try to resist it. But even the most hardened skeptic longs to have something to hope for. It’s the Continue Reading…
I Corinthians 15:3 “For what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day….” First importance. At the risk of sounding redundant, I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the Continue Reading…