What do you do when all hope is lost? Recently, in my Bible study class at the Federal Correctional Institution in Danbury, CT the women in the group and I were talking about how the followers of Jesus must have felt when …
Easter
288 – Jesus’s Death on the Cross Does not Save You from Your Sins; it’s His Resurrection
Is it really Jesus's death on the cross that saves you? When I was in college, some friends and I often went to an on-campus Christian Student Union. We went there for fellowship and daily devotionals. There were folks …
233 – Are You Looking for Jesus in the Wrong Place?
Where are you looking for Jesus? The other day I was talking to a new friend who had started reading the Bible as a teenager and was looking for Jesus in his life. Someone saw him with his Bible, befriended him, and …
182 – Why did Jesus say: I have overcome the world?
Have you ever wondered how Jesus could say "I have overcome the world," before he was crucified? Easter is in just a few days and I’ve been thinking about something Jesus said to his disciples after the Last Supper and …
132 – After Easter: Now What?
What happens after Easter? There is so much anticipation leading up to Easter, but what happens after Easter, after all the festivities and celebrations? §§§§§§§§§§ I wrote the text for this blog post/podcast …
131 – Jesus’s Resurrection Is also Our Resurrection
Jesus's resurrection is the reason we celebrate Easter Easter is here in just a few days, but Jesus’s resurrection is hopefully not an event we remember only once a year. As I’ve been pondering what Easter is all about …
077 – Celebrating Easter in the Garden with Jesus
Where will you celebrate Easter this year? I invite you to spend it in "the garden" with Jesus. It was in the Garden of Gethsemane where Jesus completely surrendered to God's will with that famous prayer: Not my will …
