One of my dear friends tells a humorous story of three brothers who gather together on each other’s birthdays. The birthday boy gets $20 from each of his brothers and then, when it’s each of their turn, they get the $20 back. She once suggested that each of them just keep their own $20 bill …
He lives, He lives, Christ Jesus lives today! This line of the old hymn “He Lives” has radiated through house churches, cathedrals, urban and rural congregations, buses, back porches, busy streets, school rooms, and recital halls over time with one promise—our redeemer lives! If you are reading this article you most likely are doing so …
Matthew 27 is a message about the suffering, the cross, and death of Jesus Christ. This message should always be foremost in our minds, we should never for one moment forget the price that was paid for our salvation. The sin problem was solved forever at the cross. It is no wonder that Paul stated …
John 1:14: “And the Word became flesh and lived among us, and we have seen his glory, the glory as of a Father’s only son, full of grace and truth.” There are things that are physically impossible: for example, it is impossible to keep all the wind of this world in one room. It is …
We view the Passion narrative with hope, knowing the “rest of the story” as Paul Harvey would say. However, the women and disciples who went to the tomb that first resurrection Sunday were overwhelmed by grief and despair. Hear the deep disappointment in the words of the men on the road to Emmaus as they …