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Easter: According to Whom?

Sunday, March 31, 2024
How do you celebrate Easter? I’ll bet this week has been filled with coloring boiled eggs, or a hunt for candy-filled plastic eggs, even chocolate bunnies. For girls, the picking... Read More

Crown of Thorns, Crown of Beauty

Wednesday, March 27, 2024
It had been brewing for weeks. Even though the incident itself had passed, the ongoing emotional upheaval continued. I had been wronged and I could not get past it. I... Read More

All Hail King Jesus!

Sunday, March 24, 2024
It was the third pilgrimage to Jerusalem for Jesus and His disciples. As they walked through Jericho to Bethany, others on their way joined the group: “That’s Jesus! He heals,... Read More

Grace, Grace, God's Grace

Sunday, April 09, 2023
The contemplations of Easter week tug at my heartstrings each and every year. From the joy and Hosannas of Palm Sunday, to the cleansing of the temple courts, to the... Read More

Death-Proof

Sunday, April 17, 2022
The angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid, for I know that you seek Jesus who was crucified.He is not here, for he has risen,as he said. Come,... Read More

Mandatum Novum

Thursday, April 14, 2022
My childhood was filled with special church events and services. We moved a lot, and consequently were involved with a variety of denominations, each with their own take on Christmas... Read More

Just the Beginning: Palm Sunday

Sunday, April 10, 2022
Palm Sunday, also known as Passion Sunday, marks the beginning of the most holy week in the life of our Savior Jesus Christ. Holy Week begins with Palm Sunday and... Read More

From Ashes to Redemption: What is Your Sacrifice?

Tuesday, March 15, 2022
            So I turned to the Lord God and pleaded with him in prayer and petition,             in fasting, and in sackcloth and ashes.                    —Daniel 9:3, NIVWhen you think of the word “Lent”... Read More

He is Risen!

Sunday, April 04, 2021
“He is risen! He is risen indeed!” These were the words I used to hear and say every Easter morning when I was a child. My mother or father would... Read More

The Zeal of the LORD

Wednesday, March 31, 2021
Are you ever so profoundly struck by a word in Scripture that it follows you into your day? A few years ago I was particularly impacted by one such word.... Read More