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I pray that the great God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ may give you the wisdom of His Spirit. Then you will be able to understand the secrets about Him as you know Him better. I pray that your hearts will be able to understand. I pray that you will know about the…

Celebrate God and trust Him with your concerns Celebrate God all day, every day. I mean, revel in Him! Make it as clear as you can to all you meet that you’re on their side, working with them and not against them. Help them see that the Master is about to arrive. He could show…

And God is able to bless you abundantly, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will about in every good work. 2 Corinthians 9:8 (NIV) Today I share this benediction by Margaret Scott, Pastor at the United Methodist Church in Fairport, NY. (original source unknown)   May God…

I’m blown away by this passage every Easter. The suffering servant passage, as it’s called, is one of the reasons I believe the Bible is God’s Word – written by humans who were inspired by God. This prophesy by Isaiah was written 700 years before Jesus’ birth! There’s no way Isaiah, on his own, imagined…

Two criminals were crucified with him, one on his right and one on his left…One of the criminals hanging beside him scoffed, “So you’re the Messiah, are you? Prove it by saving yourself – and us, too, while you’re at it!” But the other criminal protested. “Don’t you fear God even when you have been…

When I survey the wondrous cross On which the Prince of Glory died; My richest gain I count but loss, And pour contempt on all my pride. Forbid it, Lord, that I should boast, Save in the death of Christ, my God; All the vain things that charm me most, I sacrifice them to His…

Jesus told him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one can come to the Father except through me.” John 14:6 (NLT) He is risen! He is risen, indeed!   During Holy Week, we remembered the crucifixion and burial. On Easter Sunday we celebrated the empty tomb, hunted eggs, and joined around…

Seven Stanzas at Easter by John Updike Make no mistake; if he rose at all It was as His body; If the cell’s dissolution did not reverse, the molecule reknit, The amino acids rekindle, The Church will fall. It was not as the flowers, Each soft spring recurrent; It was not as His Spirit in…

Then all the disciples deserted him and fled. Matthew 26:56 (NIV)   I would have run too.   When the soldiers arrested Jesus, I would have saved my own skin. Not only am I conflict averse, I would have panicked in fear and confusion. In hindsight I’d regret my cowardice, but flee I would.  …