Sometimes things don’t go well. Her first marriage had been an arranged one. She was young and afraid, but hopeful. He was older and had other wives. She did not conceive. They mistreated her. Her hope was crushed, her heart broken.  When he died, she was taken by his brother as was the custom. Although…

Jesus gave up equality with God to come and live among humans. He left heavenly glory for the shame of a cross. He laid down His life to offer salvation to all mankind. Do you think Jesus can teach us some things about reaching out? Here are a few things we see in His life:…

It is quite simply the most amazing thing to ever happen.  In all the history of the world, this was a first.  After a week of washing his disciple’s feet, of teaching them of the kingdom, of trying to prepare his followers for a life where he was not physically with them … Jesus died.…

“Joy comes in the morning.”– Psalm 30:5 For days, Jesus’ followers had huddled together to make some sense of their new reality. They had seen the friend, teacher and savior nailed to a cross and buried. Seemingly, with their dead friend, was all the their hopes and dreams. This morning seemed to be just as…

Determined to save humanity from a world of spiritual darkness, God began to unfold a special plan. The Old Testament tells how God prepared the world for the coming Messiah.  On that special night when He was born, the angels declared the arrival of Jesus, Savior of the world. (Matthew 1:21) Paul reminds Jesus came…

The love of Jesus is evident throughout the Gospels. From the beginning of his ministry, Jesus exemplifies love. But do we deserve it? Well, the quick answer is “no.” We don’t deserve it. We suffer from a disease called sin, and we can’t do anything about it ourselves. And God knew that. Jesus knew that.…

We love stories with happy endings, especially when faith is involved. We pray, and someone is healed. Our someone has a terrible car crash, yet emerges unhurt. “God was surely with you that day!” we say. Yet we also know that the endings aren’t always happy, not even for Christians. An illness runs its course,…

Is seeing really believing?  This sounds like one of those philosophy test bonus questions for which there are several correct answers.  The first answer is yes.  Supposing the question deals only with physical sight – seeing with one’s eyes – seeing is believing. The second answer is no.  What if I’m blind and can’t see…

What would you do if you know you only had one week to live?  Would you dwell on your regrets?  The things you did not do that you wish you had.  The things you did do that you wish you had not.  Would you try and get everything right in your life in a quick…

I don’t know about you, but in these times of uncertainty, I want to turn to my community. I want to spend time with my family, both those in my household and my extended family. I want to see their faces…hear their voices…and feel their hugs. I also long for my friends and my church…