"Then Jesus made it clear to his disciples that it was now necessary for him to go to Jerusalem, submit to an ordeal of suffering at the hands of the religious leaders, be killed, and then on the third day be raised up alive. Peter took him in hand, protesting,...
"Since we have been forgiven by Jesus forever, we can do anything we want."We have been talking about the freedom that we have in Christ and how His death and resurrection were given to set us free. But does our freedom and our forgiveness give us permission to go out...
"The One that God sent speaks God's words. And don't think he rations out the Spirit in bits and pieces. The Father loves the Son extravagantly. He turned everything over to him so he could give it away--a lavish distribution of gifts. That is why whoever accepts and...
We recently moved to a new home. It is smaller than the one our boys grew up in, which is preferable to us in our retired years. It is less house--and especially less yard!--to take care of!The house is nearly 50 years old. It has, however, been well maintained, and...
"Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened." (Matt 7:7-8 NIV)We retired two years ago, and we wanted a...
"Just then a man came up to Jesus and asked, 'Teacher, what good thing must I do to get eternal life?' 'Why do you ask me about what is good?' Jesus replied. 'There is only One who is good. If you want to enter life, keep the commandments.' 'Which ones?' he inquired....
"For although they knew God, they neither glorified him as God nor gave thanks to him, but their thinking became futile and their foolish hearts were darkened." (Rom 1:21 NIV)Is this text just for unbelievers?You be the judge!We have visited many different churches...