#5 Eastertide (Peter 2)
Michael Card is the one who alerted me to the secret meeting Jesus had with Peter between Peter's denial and the time when Peter jumped out of the boat to ...
# 4 Eastertide (Peter)
Luci Shaw said that Protestants, in their desire to avoid the error of worshipping Mary, the mother of Jesus, have put her into an evangelical limbo. Though she is not ...
# 3 Eastertide (The Women)
As women, we should be so encouraged that God chose women to have such a central part in the resurrection, the cornerstone of our faith. How often I have seen ...
# 2 Eastertide
Tim Keller quoted the above from Annie Dillard in last week's message. It surely seems true of Mary Magdalene. But it is true of every one of us. We don't ...
# 1 Eastertide!
He is risen! As I've prayed about where the Lord would have us go after Lent, it seemed good to celebrate the resurrection and how it can impact our heart ...
Final Week to the Cross (#7)
I hadn't realized until Paige Benton Brown's teaching on the historical books that 1/2 of every gospel is devoted to the last week of Jesus' life. This is when He ...
To the Cross (#6)
When Steve and I were fairly new Christians we were members of a Baptist Church in Lake Oswego, Oregon. Our own Sharon's father-in-law was pastor. He was a gentle and ...
To the Cross (#5)
This week Paul Tripp reflects on subjects one often naturally wants to avoid: sacrifice and fasting. Our own Chris wrote: I don’t imagine too many honest people could reply that ...
To The Cross (#4)
I know so many people who have allowed disappointment to cause them to become bitter and back up from God, throwing away their only lifeline. Tripp begins there this week, ...
To The Cross #3
Some of you may remember when I wanted to call my book on idols "The Stonecutter." It was here, with you dear sisters, that I tested what would become Idol Lies. Though ...
To The Cross (#2)
This week's meditations are all about the heart, making me think again of Paige's memorable: It's the Heart, Stupid. Though i have a brother who wants me to say, with ...
To The Cross #1
Paul Tripp has been a mentor to many of us, so I'm excited we will do his 40 day Lenten devotional together. This time I'm jumping in as a participant ...
It’s The Heart, Stupid! (2)
When raising our children, my dear friend Shell and I used to lovingly call one another "Law" and "Grace" for I felt she was too strict, and she felt I ...
It’s The Heart, Stupid!(1)
(2 WEEK STUDY BEFORE LENT BEGINS) In two weeks, together, we will go through Paul Tripp's Lenten Devotional. I'm going to be a participant with you and I'm excited. Hope ...
#34 Come, Lord Jesus
This is our final week on Revelation -- and a great HURRAH to those who finished well! It's been a great blessing to me to travel this with you! Charles ...