Compassionate creatures
Jesus sat down opposite the place where the offerings were put and watched the crowd putting their money into the temple treasury. Many rich people threw in large amounts. But a poor widow came and put in two very small copper coins, worth only a few cents. Calling his disciples to him,Continue Reading
Palm Sunday Yawn?
For we have the living Word of God, which is full of energy, like a two-mouthed sword. It will even penetrate to the very core of our being where soul and spirit, bone and marrow meet! It interprets and reveals the true thoughts and secret motives of our hearts. (HebrewsContinue Reading
This most amazing day
“Give thanks for everything to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.” (Ephesians 5:20 NLT) God, You are our strength and shield, our trustworthy God who helps us and gives us strength. Thank you, God, for this most amazing day. Thank you for the harmony ofContinue Reading
Bridge of Hope
Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends. (John 15:13 NIV) This week I am stage managing the student production of a play written by several of the high school students. The play tells the parallel stories of the Choctaw Trail of TearsContinue Reading
Fig trees and Fido
Death and life are in the power of the tongue, And those who love it and indulge it will eat its fruit and bear the consequences of their words. (Proverbs 18:21 AMP) The next day, as he left Bethany, Jesus was feeling hungry. He noticed a leafy fig tree in the distance, so he walkedContinue Reading
Faith to be sought after
I pray that your partnership with us in the faith may be effective in deepening your understanding of every good thing we share for the sake of Christ. (Philemon 1:6 NIV) On his way to Jerusalem, Jesus had to pass through Jericho. There lived a very wealthy man named Zacchaeus, who supervised allContinue Reading
Folly and rescue
Then we cried out to the Lord, the God of our ancestors, and the Lord heard our voice and saw our misery, toil and oppression. (Deuteronomy 26:7 NIV) In my Bible Recap readings, I’m nearing the end of the book of Judges. This book is known for its recurring pattern: the people of ancient Israel wouldContinue Reading
Church changes
For those who cling to the true God, it is said, “Clear the way that they travel; widen the roads and make them smooth!Take away any difficulty so that they may go easily!”For the highest God above, who is and always will be, the only One who is holy has this to say:I live inContinue Reading
Simplicity of choice
But if you refuse to serve the LORD, then choose today whom you will serve. Would you prefer the gods your ancestors served beyond the Euphrates? Or will it be the gods of the Amorites in whose land you now live? But as for me and my family, we willContinue Reading
Wealthy Givers
“So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live your lives in him, rooted and built up in him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness.” (Colossians 2:6-7 NIV) “What you are will show in what you do.” – Thomas A. Edison Once I wasContinue Reading