He started with forty and ended with three. Forty days… alone… tempted… fighting… satan in his face each step of the way. Each day was a battle and each step grew harder and harder. After the forty he came out of the desert having dealt with satan. It was not over! Three years later on…
We tend to glamorize it. We even make beautiful jewelry out of it. We don’t want to face the truth. The whip had metal, and bones, in the ends. As Jesus was struck, flesh was torn away from his back… his sides… his neck. This would continue until near death. Our Saviors raw muscle,…
They knew what he had done. So a hero’s welcome… a kings honor. The robes from their backs, and palm leaves paved his way. Put yourself in Jesus’s place. Not wanting the spot light, but knowing the donkey ride and the king’s parade, is what was needed to send the religious leaders to the edge….
Walking past I heard him talking. All alone. My heart paused… maybe he needs someone to talk too. As I sat down beside him I simply asked “tell me how you got here”? Three years. Danny’s mom had died and he simply couldn’t move on. Three years on the street… simply doesn’t know how to…
Not sure what his life was like. Scripture doesn’t tell us. The bible doesn’t even tell us where he came from. I simply know he must have had a troubled life, given the fact he was being crucified, next to our Savior. “Jesus remember me when you enter your kingdom”. Eight…
So I use to be an addict! I’m sure that statement caught you off guard. You may be thinking – this is a surprise! Without hesitation I could raise my hand and say “Hi my name is Perry and I am an addict”. I’m pretty safe in saying we all could. People have a universal…
He laughs. He lovingly laughs. I can’t find it in scripture, but I know God lovingly laughs, at his children. He laughs as he says – “make your plans, go ahead and nourish your dreams… your hopes… but don’t forget that I have my own plans for your life. I have my own dreams for…
Today the streets of heaven are crowded with too many angels. This week someone very close to my heart, and a once in a lifetime friend of thirty years, went home to be with our Savior. No warning… no preparation… just gone. I don’t really understand, but I’m trusting my God. On top of…
Recently I read the work of an astronomy professor. He shared in his writing that fifty years ago we believed there to be six stars in the sky for every one person on the planet. WOW! Because of the Hubble Telescope we now know there are six galaxies in the heavens for every one person…
My wife, Lorna and I, love to dance. We have danced a lot over the past 37 years. We have danced for so long, we now move together as one. Thought is not on the dance, but simply on each other. So it should be, in our relationship with the Father, Son, and Spirit….