THE END
When Jesus heard that his friend Lazarus was sick he delayed going to him, and said to his disciples, “This sickness will not end in death….” If you know the story, however, you remember that Lazarus did actually die from his sickness and Jesus had to go and raise him...
Shake it Off!
One Sunday morning I was sitting on the front row at church, waiting for the service to start, when I looked down on the floor and saw several scattered piles of dirt and grass clippings. Someone had unwittingly tracked the debris into the church with their shoes. I...
“If It Is Possible”
Matthew 26:39 (NLT) He [Jesus] went on a little farther and bowed with his face to the ground, praying, “My Father! IF IT IS POSSIBLE, let this cup of suffering be taken away from me. Yet I want your will to be done, not mine.” We often say that nothing is IMPOSSIBLE...
Who We Are… Who We’re Supposed to Be
I was on vacation at the beach and was building a sand sculpture of an elephant. I thought it was coming along nicely, but a woman came up and told me that the tusks of the elephant were wrong. At first I was offended by her comment, but then I humbly asked, “What...
God is Good
While I was talking with a lady many years ago, we got into a discussion about the goodness of God. I remember her saying, “When I talk about how good God is something comes over me and I almost can’t contain myself!” There have been many occasions in my Christian...
Words and the Soul
Some people think that we humans are nothing more than bones, muscles, organs, tissue and chemicals all wrapped up in an outer shell of flesh. They don’t understand, appreciate or even believe that human beings have a soul and spirit. To them, anything and everything...
Please… Try This at Home!
SCIENTIFIC EXPERIMENT: In a well-lit room, stare at a single object for several minutes. Then close your eyes for several seconds. Something interesting happens…the image you just stared at for a prolonged period of time will appear as a negative image upon the...
He Laid His Life Down
I had fun swimming with my elementary kids at church one Wednesday evening. Somewhere along the way the kids thought it would be “great fun” to see if they could dunk me. For the space of 15 minutes (no exaggeration) I had anywhere from 5 to 8 kids wrapped around my...
Gather Up Courage!
Have you ever heard the story of Joseph of Arimathea? He was a “secret disciple” of Jesus Christ (John 15:43). He didn’t want any of his friends and family to know he followed Jesus because he was afraid of what they might think of him. He was a prominent member of...
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