In late February I set out for a two week day vacation to New York followed by Israel. It seemed that each step of trip, I got news that would rock my world. It started with the day before I left for New York. Then the night before I was to leave New York,... Continue Reading →
Growth in the Brokenness #Write28Days
I had planned to mindlessly decompress in front of the television. I sat watching as the actress told her mom that although she realizes it is unreasonable she wished that her life was as important as those her mother worked to save. I was quickly filled with that panicky feeling that sets in as you... Continue Reading →
600 to 1
“Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the governor’s headquarters, and they gathered the whole battalion before him.” Matthew 27:27 The whole battalion, that’s about 600 men based on what I’ve read. I’ve always thought of events leading up to the cross as small and intimate, except the religious crowd. I never... Continue Reading →
I am His
Song of Solomon 2:16 My beloved is mine, and I am his; he pastures his flock among the lilies. I belong to God and He belongs to me. It can not be out of possession, but out of desire. When I turn my heart completely towards God, it pleases Him. His heart is always towards... Continue Reading →
Christ in Me
“I have been crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself up for me.” Galatians 2:20 There is so much the... Continue Reading →
Accepting Help
“Being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross.”Philippians 2:8 Good Friday, the remembrance of Christ’s obedience. We celebrate Him being lifted up for our sins. First He descended from heaven humbling Himself in human form. We are called to... Continue Reading →