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God’s Timing: Waiting with Doubting Thomas
By CathyChung | | Making it Practical, The Visible God | 1 Comment
Doubting Thomas needs to see Jesus for himself. Can we relate as Thomas listens to his friends’ exuberant stories and waits for his own encounter?
Better Than a Do-Over: New Life in Jesus
By CathyChung | | Ah-Ha!, Who is He? | 7 Comments
Why does the resurrected Jesus breathe on his disciples to give them the Holy Spirit? Let’s discover the Old Testament connection to new life in Christ.
Understanding Jesus’ Resurrection: Why the Women Worshiped
By CathyChung | | Who is He? | 8 Comments
What did the women at the tomb understand about Jesus’ resurrection that caused them to respond in worship? The angels gave them a big clue.
Costly Sacrifice: Essential for Loving like Jesus
By CathyChung | | Making it Practical, Who is He? | 8 Comments
It’s easy to love the people we like, but we all have that one person who challenges us – the antagonist. What does Jesus teach about loving that person? Warning: it is a costly sacrifice.
Welcome the King: Submit to Jesus as Lord
By CathyChung | | Making it Practical, Who is He? | 2 Comments
Most of us can’t imagine life under a king. Submission, surrender, and obedience conjure negative images. We prefer to call Jesus Lord rather than King, but the titles are interchangeable. Submit to King Jesus – what does that mean?
Anointing Jesus with Extravagant Love: Mary’s Undeterred Worship
By CathyChung | | Making it Practical | 8 Comments
Mary of Bethany expressed extravagant love for Jesus as she anointed His head and feet with expensive perfume. Join the dinner party and learn from her worship.
A Prayer Request Gone Wrong: Aligning Your Request with God’s Will
By CathyChung | | Ah-Ha!, Making it Practical | 2 Comments
Can we compare two prayer requests? The author of Mark points to the comparison by repeating “What do you want?” in two adjacent stories. What do we learn?
3 Prayers to ‘Fill Me’ and an Answer
By CathyChung | | He Knows You, The Visible God | 2 Comments
God hears our prayers and answers! Here’s personal evidence. Only God could have orchestrated this hymn selection – something I call a God-incidence.
3 Questions to Grow Relationship during Lent
By CathyChung | | He Knows You, Making it Practical | 2 Comments
Do you doubt whether God loves you based on some past behavior? Do you wonder if you’ve done enough to make up for it? Grow your relationship with God and learn to trust that His love is unconditional.
What does a smudge of ashes mean?
By CathyChung | | Ah-Ha! | 3 Comments
On Ash Wednesday, some people put ashes on their foreheads. What does that mean? Is it biblical? Who does it?