This week began with Palm Sunday, and tomorrow is Good Friday, leaving us three days until Easter Sunday or Resurrection Sunday. During this week, I like to read the related Scriptures with my family. During my homeschooling days, we read these during our Bible lessons for the day or before our treasure hunt on Friday…
In the telling of the crucifixion of Jesus, there’s a lot of shouting, watching, sneering, and mocking going on. Thousands of years later, people still shout, watch, sneer, and mock. Wouldn’t it be nice to be uplifting and stop bullying? Does anyone else get stressed watching the news? So much anger and disrespect and negativity.…
“Who is that?” my husband asks as I strike up a conversation in the check-out line or start a conversation with a fellow shopper as I search for some hard to find item. To be kind is my goal, but not everyone sees it the same. “I don’t know,” I say, often with a smile…
God’s plans for our day are more important than our plans. I know this to be true, yet sometimes I resist. Going about my planned agenda, I may hum along. Then, KAPOW. Everything changes. I must put away my plans to attend to the needs of someone else. As we approach Easter, I wanted to…
Have you ever neglected to stand up for someone because of the fear of the crowd? It leaves a sickening feeling in the heart. People pleasing is a problem many of us struggle with. When I worked in hospital marketing, I invited some nurses out to eat so that we could discuss a project and…
God knows we’re going to fail. Failing is okay. It’s what we do with the failure that matters. Let’s look at someone who failed by rejecting his Lord and his friend when his own safety was at stake. Peter believed he wouldn’t forsake Jesus. He believed he was brave and able to withstand the pressures.…
My first Good Friday with new eyes I remember the first Good Friday service I attended after I made my commitment to Christ. The pastor of the packed Nazarene church in my community welcomed my husband, two young sons, and me. He brought us folding chairs so we sat crammed in the back near the…