The question among many Christians for the next few weeks is "What are you giving up for Lent?" Oh my! There are so many different answers. One category is material things: chocolate, soda, pizza, sex, ice cream, using …
Easter
What if…Every Day Is Easter?
Easter is sort of like Christmas. Once a year we celebrate the birth of Jesus. Once a year we celebrate his resurrection. Many Christians I know seem to focus more on his crucifixion the rest of the year. I have written …
Easter: Cross AND Resurrection
Easter is just a few days away. Yesterday I watched a wonderful music video by the Ball Brothers singing about the cross of Jesus and how important it is. The song is called, "It's About the Cross." I must say, it is …
2 Kings 5: Naaman the Leper Healed
"And [Naaman's] servants came near, and spake unto him, and said, My father, if the prophet had bid thee do some great thing, wouldest thou not have done it? how much rather then, when he saith to thee, Wash, and be …
“Be of Good Cheer; I Have Overcome the World.”
"These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world." John 16:33 I love these words of Jesus from the Gospel …
Do You See the “Horses and Chariots of Fire”?
Open thou mine eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of thy law. Psalm 119:18 Look around the room you’re in. What do you see? Well, probably your computer or your smart phone if you’re reading this article on it …
Hate Your Enemies or Love Your Enemies?
Recently I was flipping through the book of Psalms looking for inspiration and came across the verse, “Thou hast also given me the necks of mine enemies; that I might destroy them that hate me.” (Ps 18:40) In Psalm 18, Dav …
