Monthly Archives: April 2019

I like her. I like her a lot. She has a bad reputation. She’s been rejected and hurt a lot in her lifetime. She’s lonely. She’s feisty. She’s bold and breaks boundaries. She’s honest. She is curious and ask questions, but will quickly change the subject when confronted. She’s a broken woman yet she isContinue reading “You’re going to like her, too!”

  Over the last 20 years, I have had the joy of serving alongside pastors and teachers who are committed to Christ and His Word. I’ve entertained many in my home. I’ve vacationed with several. I’ve shared the extremely close quarters of mission trips with some. I have witnessed their words and actions behind closedContinue reading “Telling it like it is”

This week, I’ve been thinking a lot about the relationship between: Easter…and when Jesus said “It is finished” as He breathed his last breath and John 3:16-21… why it began. For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternalContinue reading “Good News and Bad News”

Pondering John 3:1-8. Now there was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a member of the Jewish ruling council. A man with many credentials. Jewish. Religious. A member of the Sanhedrin, the highest legal, legislative and judicial branch of the Jews. And a highly respected, educated teacher of the Scriptures. But Jesus reveals thatContinue reading “Tornado warning!”

Notes I’ve made in my Bible, from John 2:13-25: When it was almost time for the Jewish Passover, Jesus went up to Jerusalem. In the temple courts He found men selling cattle, sheep and doves, and others sitting at tables exchanging money. A little background: Passover was an annual pilgrimage to celebrate the ancient storyContinue reading “Lion and Lamb”