July 6, 2025
What God gives every believer to help us be effective witnesses for Jesus in the face of conflict
April 20, 2025
There is nothing more central to the Christian faith than the Resurrection of Jesus Christ. Without the resurrection of Jesus Christ, the death Jesus died for our sins would have no power. Without the resurrection there would be no salvation, no gift of the Holy Spirit, no hope of heaven. Without the resurrection of Jesus… Read More »
March 2, 2025
How we can respond with faith and not fear when our faith comes under attack.
August 18, 2024
How God would have us live as faithful followers in a broken and hostile world that is not our home.
April 9, 2023
When Jesus rose from the grave He made it possible for us to have the best hope possible, the greatest relationship possible and a life we never dreamed possible.
March 12, 2023
Courage. Life gives us plenty of opportunities to show courage. For example: Having the guts to admit when you are wrong. That takes courage. Taking a chance to start a new relationship. Well, that takes courage. Bringing a child into the world. That definitely takes courage. And walking faithfully with Jesus and doing His will… Read More »
September 18, 2022
Here we see why Jesus didn’t come when Mary and Martha wanted Him to come. Here we see disappointment transformed to delight. Jesus didn’t do for them what they wanted. He did so much more. They needed hope, and Jesus gave them hope. They needed comfort and Jesus gave them comfort. They wanted healing, but Jesus gave them something better, when He called Lazarus forth from the grave, He put to end our greatest fear, the fear of death.
February 20, 2022
Whatever controls us is our Lord; is our Master. And anything that becomes more important and nonnegotiable to us than God actually enslaves us. That is why when it comes to our relationship with God, God does not tolerate idols in our lives.
April 4, 2021
The one who had died was dead no longer. It was true. Jesus had risen from the dead. He was standing right here in front of them. And what was their response? When they realized Jesus was alive, they rejoiced, just as Jesus said they would.
April 14, 2020
If Jesus had the authority to lay down his life and had authority to take up again – then you can trust in the authority of His Word. You can count on what Jesus says. And this should give you hope in the darkness. For when things looked darkest for the disciples, when their world seemed to be falling apart, and when all seemed lost… Jesus rose from the grave, just as he said he would. And if Jesus did what he said he would do by rising from the dead, you can trust him in whatever he promises.