#2 Hard Sayings of Jesus
Therefore I tell you, every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven people, but the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven. Matthew 12:31 As a young Christian, I feared ...
#1 Hard Sayings of Jesus
Ahhh summer! Where I live, on the cool thumb of the mitten of Wisconsin, we wait for her all year long, grumbling when it is still snowing in early May. ...
# 7 Eastertide (Thomas)
I am so excited about this week for the same two reasons I'm excited about how God has led me for our summer series beginning next Sunday, the first Sunday ...
#6 Eastertide (Burning Hearts)
How I love this group -- truly iron sharpening iron. Last week our own Lydia absolutely delighted me and many of you with her observation of the parallel between Jesus' ...
#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 ...