Last Things: Jesus’ Last Offer of Salvation
We have considered "last things" in the last two blogs—Jesus' last prayers with his disciples and his last healing in the Garden of Gethsemane, even while enduring the agony of…
Lent: a Time of Remembering
Lent has begun, a time for looking down the path toward Easter. We think of the path to the cross, the tomb, and the resurrection of Christ. In the next…
Eastertide – The Women
Eastertide is a new term for me. It applies to the forty days between Easter and Pentecost, the coming of the Holy Spirit. So let's spend time reflecting on those…
Attitudes – Praise
We think of negative attitudes and positive attitudes. We understand the attitude of bitterness or envy, the attitude of kindness or encouragement. But praise? Is that an attitude? I believe…
The Hope of Spring
On the way to our subdivision, trees line the road and, in many places, form an arch over you—lush and green in the summer. But in winter, the dark, bare limbs…
Easter – the Agony Begins
It is with a heavy heart that I approach these next two blogs, but it is necessary to appreciate the depth of His glorious resurrection. Jesus and the eleven leave…