Monthly Archives: April 2023

How do we describe the joy of salvation, especially as a day-to-day sustaining grace in our lives? It’s like knowing something else is around the corner… so we carry on through today knowing that tomorrow will be very very different…

Jesus makes a peculiar claim about avoiding death. We all avoid it — death AND talking about it. Yet, Jesus says “whoever obeys my word will never see death.” Huh?

Jesus says to the people “you’re excited about the wrong bread”, calling me out for the same thing. For us to be nourished, we need His living bread — and to believe that it is what we need most. This … Continue reading →

Jesus makes several appearances after His resurrection, some of which involve a meal. Do you have a routine prayer before eating? Anything from your childhood? What are you teaching your kids?Share your vintage (or fresh) family mealtime prayer below. And … Continue reading →

The Lord is risen! Here’s three “… so what?’s” to ponder:

Thomas demanded to see AND feel the wound for himself. The disciples had a worship service with doubters in the congregation. And today, we have reason to doubt and reason to believe. Which will we choose?

Jesus is mysterious — He shows up after the resurrection in the mundane and surprises us with a miracle. I wonder how many times I’ve simply missed the fact that Jesus was there — bringing peace, speaking truth, leading me. … Continue reading →

How many more miracles would help us *really* believe? After the healing, the walking on water, the raising of the dead, the resurrection of Christ… how many more? John reminds us that these miracles have a deeper, eternal purpose that … Continue reading →

It was sunny and 80 degrees a few days ago, but now the wind-blown snow is sticking to everything again. No matter the weather, someone likes it and someone else is complaining about it. Why is that things are never … Continue reading →

We had an old guy over to give us a quote on a new air conditioner on an 80 degree Wednesday (with snow forecast for next Monday, by the way) and he told me not to replace the system yet, … Continue reading →