Apr 12, 2020 | Eternity & Heaven & Hell, Forgiveness, Sacrifice
Have you ever forgiven a loved one who wronged you and said they were sorry? It’s difficult, but to save the relationship, often we find it in our heart to forgive – especially if the other person is sincerely sorry. But how about the person who wrongs you and is not...
Apr 10, 2020 | Follow Christ (Count the Cost), Sacrifice, Suffering
On a moonlit night at the garden of Gethsemane many years ago, blood, sweat, and tears poured forth from Jesus’s body – but something else penetrated the veil of darkness that night: the sweet aroma of Mary’s perfume … In Old Testament times,...
Feb 13, 2020 | Eternity & Heaven & Hell, Sacrifice, Thankfulness
“Happy Singles Awareness Day!” the newscaster blurted out through the car radio. It was the first time I had heard the expression, which made me nearly spit out my coffee. I couldn’t help but chuckle. It seemed a clever way to try and ease the tension that some...
Oct 2, 2019 | Evil & Satan & Sin, Kingdom of God, Sacrifice
“They brought Jesus to the place called Golgotha . . . And they crucified him. . . There was darkness over the whole land . . . And the earth shook, and rocks were split . . .” (Mark 15:22, 24, 33; Matt. 27:51) In biblical times, natural phenomenon were understood as...
Mar 30, 2018 | Character of God, Sacrifice
I will never forget the night . . . It was April 3, 2015. Good Friday. I was home alone watching the movie Passion of the Christ. With tears streaming down my face as I watched the horror of the crucifixion, my heart cried out, Oh Jesus, why!?! Why would you do that...
Mar 27, 2018 | Eternity & Heaven & Hell, Evil & Satan & Sin, Sacrifice
Why Did Jesus Die? Simply put: because without Him, we are dead. This message was foreshadowed in the Old Testament when Isaac, the child of promise, was called out by God from the dead. (That is, from the deadness of Sarah’s womb.) In the same way, we also...
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