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April 2022

April 12, 2022

Noticing the Unnoticeable on Holy Tuesday

Tuesday of Holy Week has been referred to as "Entrapment Tuesday." Knowing the religious leaders...

March 2022

March 22, 2022

Success

". . . the time for my departure is near. I have fought the good...

March 08, 2022

If You Want Fair, You Won’t Like Jesus

"Neither do I condemn you," said Jesus. "Go, and from now on do not sin...

November 2021

November 02, 2021

He Makes Me Lie Down: Brutal (Yet Beautiful) Grace

Without a doubt, Psalm 23 is one of the best known and most beloved chapters...

September 2021

September 14, 2021

More Important than Truth?

I am a staunch believer in truth. I believe there is absolute truth. I believe...

August 2021

August 31, 2021

The Marriage Mirror

I am not sure exactly how it works. I can't (yet) quite explain the inner...

August 17, 2021

Getting Your Friend Back

Have you ever noticed how under educated Mary Magdelene and the disciples were immediately following...

August 04, 2021

Familiar

If we aren't careful, we miss it. We become so familiar with the familiar that...

July 2021

July 16, 2021

25 Questions for Lazarus

We don't know much about the man Lazarus. What we do know is he was...

July 14, 2021

Two More Days

"Now Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus. So when he heard that Lazarus was sick,...

September 2020

September 30, 2020

Three Thoughts from the Lazarus Story

Recently I have been meditating very slowly on the story of Jesus and Lazarus in...

September 23, 2020

Mom, Dad . . . Relax

Just over nine years ago, at an orphanage in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, I saw a...

September 17, 2020

Preachin’ on Secular Radio

I had just dropped off my oldest at high school. I was telling myself not...

September 16, 2020

Jesus, the “Real” Foodie

"For my flesh is real food and my blood is real drink." John 6:55 Â ...

September 10, 2020

Rejoice in the Wife of Your Youth

"Rejoice in the wife of your youth." Proverbs 5:18 Recently I had the privilege of...

September 09, 2020

Jesus Went To Them

Jesus, knowing that they intended to come and make him king by force, withdrew again...

September 03, 2020

Amazed

"My Father is always at work to this very day, and I too am working....

June 2020

June 03, 2020

A Saying We Can Accept

Here is a trustworthy saying that deserves full acceptance: Christ Jesus came into the world...

May 2020

May 12, 2020

Greener Grass?

"Those who work their land will have abundant food, but those who chase fantasies have...

May 06, 2020

The Nostalgic God

â€œTo me this is like the days of Noah, when I swore that the waters...

May 05, 2020

What’s Your Hurry?

"For you will not leave in a hurry, and you will not have to take...

April 2020

April 22, 2020

Double

". . . she has received from the LORD's hand double for all her sins."...

April 08, 2020

Jesus’ Seven Sayings and Balance

The Gospel writers record for us seven different - and breathtaking - sayings from Jesus...

March 2020

March 24, 2020

Balance Media Headlines with the Headlines of the Bible

Isaiah 11:1-3a 1 A shoot will come up from the stump of Jesse; from his...

March 18, 2020

Hope When Know One Sees

Luke 18:9-14 9Â HeÂ also told this parable to some who trusted in themselvesÂ that they were righteousÂ and...

March 10, 2020

A Pink Elephant

Luke 24:36-48 36Â While they were still talking about this, Jesus himself stood among them and...

March 05, 2020

Barabbas – 20 Questions

See Luke 23:13-25 What did Barabbas do after he was released?Â Did he realize what...

February 2020

February 28, 2020

My Hope is Built on Nothing Less

"He released the man who had been thrown into prison for insurrection and murder, the...

February 26, 2020

Gettin’ Ahead of God

When Jesusâ€™ followers saw what was going to happen, they said, â€œLord, should we strike...

January 2020

January 27, 2020

Majoring on the Minors

"The Pharisee stood by himself and prayed: â€˜God, I thank you that I am not...