Category Archives: redemption
REDEMPTION
“Nations, like stars, are entitled to eclipse. All is well, provided the light returns and the eclipse does not become endless night. Dawn and resurrection are synonymous. The reappearance of the light is the same as the survival of the … Continue reading
A WONDERFUL LIFE
One of my favorite traditions for the holiday season is to sit back with a bowl of popcorn and enjoy the movie, “It’s a Wonderful Life.” It’s a story of the impact each of us has on the world as we … Continue reading
ATONEMENT
Yom Kippur began yesterday at sunset and will end today at nightfall. The Jewish calendar notes this day as the holiest of days. It’s a time of fasting, worship and confession. In Old Testament times, a sacrifice accompanied the celebration. A perfect, unblemished … Continue reading
SAYING GOODBYE
Yesterday was a day of bringing up old memories, wounds, dirt and cobwebs. We finally began to tackle the plethora of boxes within our garage. These cartons and crates were tucked away when we moved last fall, to be gone … Continue reading
THEY CRUCIFIED HIM
There doesn’t seem to be anything good about Good Friday. The streets were lined with an angry mob demanding the death of three men. Two deserved to die, the other didn’t. Hidden in that crowd were a few of Jesus’ followers, … Continue reading
A WONDERFUL LIFE
The movies and stories of the holiday season can fill your time with joy and peace, especially when it seems like the world is caving around you. One of those special stories is “It’s a Wonderful Life.” This is a … Continue reading
Ascension Day
40 days had passed since his brutally crushed body was raised from death and He appeared to His followers. Some thought He was a ghost, others doubted it was Him. In that short span of time, He proved that … Continue reading
NUMBER MY DAYS
Our days are numbered in God’s timeline. We don’t know how long, where or when, but we will all die. There is no question about it. We have no control over it. Consider these days He has given us as … Continue reading
SPIRIT
You were there when the mountains were carved, when life exploded, When rivers were formed and when man was created from the dust. You fill men with courage, honor, conscience, love, peace, endurance, faith, You danced upon the heads of … Continue reading
JUSTICE
The only justice for a life of sin is death. Every person that walks the earth is guilty no matter how good they may appear. We have all been judged by God and fallen short of His expectations. When … Continue reading
INSPIRATION
What started as an ember which seemed to be snuffed out, Was quickly revived by the breath of God. He whispered His true amazing grace to those who would believe. His Spirit fanned the dying beam and inspired it with … Continue reading
EMPTY CLOTHS, FULL HEARTS
John 20-6-7 “Then cometh Simon Peter following him, and went into the sepulchre, and seeth the linen clothes lie, And the napkin, that was about his head, not lying with the linen clothes, but wrapped together in a place by … Continue reading
HE BELONGS TO THE AGES
He knew his time was drawing near. His little band of men and a handful of followers went back to Bethany to spend one more day with his friends. It seemed appropriate. He had spent many happy hours in their home. When … Continue reading
