Jesus calls us to the difficult task of loving our enemy. Where is God’s justice for those who hurt us?

Thank you for your prayers. My surgery went better than anticipated. I was home an hour earlier than expected. I got my 2 for 1 so now on to recovery. Ice and elevation are my friends right now. I’m learning to do things left handed, like typing very slowly, probably against doctors orders. Will be…

Prayers please. I have minor hand surgery Tues morning. I am hoping for a 2 for 1 in that they’re going to primarily remove a small bone that has spurs and causes pain, but hoping to also fix carpal tunnel on the same hand. One surgery, one recovery. 2 for 1. I should be home…

Trust in the Lord with all your heart;   Do not depend on your own understanding. Seek His will in all you do,   And He will show you which path to take. Proverbs 3:5-6 (NLT)   I waited 7 hours in the Ft. Lauderdale airport.   As luck would have it, the day I…

  Friend, the Savior is born!   I pray that you have a joyful celebration for this God-child – the most beautiful bitter-sweet gift! The King has left His throne to become flesh. God is with us! We will come to know God through this divine human because “Christ is the visible image of the…

Image by stockimages courtesy of FreeDigitalPhotos.net   At the very time Simeon was praying, [Anna] showed up, broke into an anthem of praise to God, and talked about the child to all who were waiting expectantly for the freeing of Jerusalem. Luke 2:38 (MSG)   Anna couldn’t keep her mouth shut.   She broke into…

The White Synagogue in Capernaum   Eight days later, when the baby was circumcised, He was name Jesus, the name given Him by the angel even before He was conceived. At that time there was a man in Jerusalem named Simeon. He was righteous and devout and was eagerly waiting for the Messiah to come…

The human body has many parts, but the many parts make up one whole body. So it is with the body of Christ. In fact, some parts of the body that seem weakest and least important are actually the most necessary. And the parts we regard as less honorable are those we clothe with the…

Let the message about Christ, in all its richness, fill your lives. Teach and counsel each other with all the wisdom He gives. Sing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs to God with thankful hearts. Colossians 3:16 (NLT)   Can you imagine Christmas without carols?   My church’s Carol Sing formally kicks off my season…

  Lysa TerKeurst baptizes in the Jordan River   After His baptism, as Jesus came up out of the water, the heavens were opened and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and settling on Him. And a voice from heaven said, “This is my dearly loved Son, who brings me great…