The Christmas season is upon us, and it is time to get out the Christmas tree, the decorations, the lights, and the Nativity scene for the kids. The Nativity set is one of my favorite Christmas decorations, as it has such a rich meaning to me. When I was a…
Salvation
I was reading through my chronological Bible today and came across Psalm 37:3-5: “Trust in the Lord and do good. Then you will live safely in the land and prosper. Take delight in the Lord, and He will give you your heart’s desires. Commit everything you do to the Lord….
The walk to Emmaus was a 7 mile journey from Jerusalem. There were 2 followers of Jesus on the road to Emmaus the first day of the week after Jesus had been crucified and buried. They were walking back home somewhat defeated because the man they thought would overtake Rome and save…
I’ve been reading about Saul and David. You know, the ones from the Bible. I was reminded that while Saul was king of Israel, God’s presence had left him and David was anointed as the next king. In an effort to calm Saul, David was asked to play the harp…
These are heavy and dark days with the killings in Paris. People killing other people. Not by accident. People are taking the time to methodically plan to kill other human beings. They are willing to take a life and kill based on religion. I want you to hear this loudly: religion….
Brian and I were in Israel last November and I saw many of the places where Jesus was when He was on this earth. I saw where He was born, where He grew up in Nazareth, where He helped Peter on the Sea of Galilee. “He was here” is what…
Life has a funny way of throwing you a curve ball. You read your Bible, you pray, you seemingly do all the right things, and then one day, out of left field, here comes a ball you were not expecting. Some times you shrink back in fear and at other…
Nazarene Youth Conference is going on right now in Louisville, KY. This is a place for teens in high school to experience a time of teaching and service for a week. The teens come from all over the United States and Canada to gather together to the tune of about…
Yes, I’m still processing my trip to Israel. It really messed with my mind! I’ve told you before how I felt I was truly limiting myself in my Christian walk. I wasn’t living empowered enough to “heal the sick” and “cast out evil spirits” of this world. The blog “Sorry,…
School is coming to an end in most areas and summer will be here. What I remember from school is being told I was either right or wrong. You were graded on most of your work and it was always a decision of how hard I was going to work…