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…
Isaiah 42:3 “a bruised reed he will not break, and a faintly burning wick he will not quench; he will faithfully bring forth justice.” The triumphant entry to Jerusalem mid shouts of “Hosanna.” The Last Supper when Jesus displayed the full extent of his love. Judas’ unthinkable betrayal. The anguish 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…
Psalm 103:12 “as far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us.” What do J.K. Rowling, actress Gina Carano, Teen Vogue’s editor Alexi McCammond, and former Presidents Washington, Lincoln and Jefferson have in common? If you said they have all become victims Continue Reading…
Genesis 3:24 “After he drove the man out, he placed on the east side of the Garden of Eden cherubim and a flaming sword flashing back and forth to guard the way to the tree of life.” In 1940, Winston Churchill famously remarked, “Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed Continue Reading…
Matthew 27:50-51 “And when Jesus had cried out again in a loud voice, he gave up his spirit. At that moment the curtain of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. The earth shook, the rocks split” I’ve been thinking about torn curtains. The setting takes place Continue Reading…
Isaiah 53:1 “Who has believed our message…?” Are you having trouble believing for things unbelievable? The prophecy describing the coming of the Messiah in Isaiah 53 shocks us to the core. The Creator God of all majesty and power was coming to the earth as a suffering servant. Rather than Continue Reading…
Nehemiah 13:2 “(Our God, however, turned the curse into a blessing).” [NIV] It has to be the most un-parenthesis worthy statement in the Bible. Maybe that’s why other versions use a simple period or dash. But my NIV version puts a parenthetical around the fact that God turned a curse Continue Reading…
Philippians 2:6-7 “who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, but emptied himself, by taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men.” A person’s last words carry a hefty punch. I cared for my dad the final week of Continue Reading…