#4 Beholding is Becoming
How do we change to become the kind of joyful, loving people we genuinely want to be? Just as we are saved not by striving but by looking to Jesus, ...
#3 Happy Christians Chew
The blessed or happy man meditates on Scripture day and night. He takes his time; he meditates, he chews and chews. Please click below. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8QCcmqaEMPI That is exactly what we ...
#2 Honestly, It’s Not For Everyone
For years, Nebraska's slogan was: But people didn't believe it. They saw Nebraska as a long, boring drive to endure until they got to Colorado. Then a marketing firm came ...
SUMMER 2025! New Study: The Joyful Christian
Do you remember the joy you felt as a schoolgirl when summer began? I surely do. And even as an adult, I welcome summer! I love the green, the flowers, ...
Are You Convinced Christianity is True?
I was going to close this series, but found these two clips both fascinating and personally helpful, and will lead to an edifying week. Thank you if you prayed for ...
#3 Hard Questions: What Do Christians Have Against Homosexuality?
Maybe you'll get thrown one of those "hot potatoes" this Memorial Day Weekend. It may be about politics, sex, or the exclusivity of Christianity. We must learn to answer truthfully ...
#2 Hard Questions: Why Would a Good God Allow So Much Suffering?
We're doing a short series of hard questions that unbelievers often ask. This one may be the most common, and it is a hard one that needs to be handled ...
# 1 Hard Questions: How Can a Loving God Send People to Hell?
We're beginning a short series on the hard questions unbelievers ask. It is vital to realize that, as 2 Corinthians 4:4 says: The god of this age has blinded the ...
For 25 Years I’ve Gone to Church
We're closing out our nearly two-year study of John with Jesus' public recommissioning of Peter. Michael Card's book "A Fragile Stone" helped me to see two things I had missed: ...
IT IS THE LORD! John 21
Tim Keller says you don't know who Jesus is unless you are running from Him or toward Him. If you are somewhere in the middle, you do not see that ...
Easter 2025
Pexels photo by Gordeon Macleag This Easter Sunday morning I am in Florida for the weekend in a VRBO with my children, their spouses, and grandchildren. ...
Palm Sunday: My Lord & My God
Doubting Thomas by Caravaggio Caravaggio depicts not just Thomas but also other disciples wanting to see the wounds. He also depicts Thomas touching the wound, which ...
# 6 Lent Encountering the Risen King
A paradigm shift occurs when a discovery proves a long-held belief false. For instance, when Copernicus revealed that the Earth revolves around the Sun rather than the Sun around the ...
#5 Lent Holy Ground
When living in Kansas City, I went to a large church that was mostly young people who loved the Lord. I was moved at how, during communion, they all slipped ...
#4 Lent Ps. 22 (Part B.)
I've often told widows in high-tide grief, "It wouldn't hurt so much if you hadn't loved so much -- or for so long. The greater and longer the love, the ...