It’s All From God!

He always shows compassion when he sees me cry. My sweet grandson always hugs and consoles when he sees the tears. As I watched the spectacular ending of a day at Disney I can’t help but be moved. Moved by the blessing of being there. Moved by the wonder of it all. Moved by the…

Good Friday

He had made so many crosses.  His ability with an axe meant they needed him to carve a cross out of a tree.  He knew how rough hewn they were but he hadn’t given it much thought.  He had no way of knowing this one would be for the Lord of Lords.  Our Savior… back…

Six Hours

Picture Jesus.  Picture him tied to a stump as a Roman soldier scorched his back!  Small rocks and pieces of metal tearing flesh with each lash.  Picture having a crown of thorns shoved mercilessly onto his scalp.  Picture having to carry a cross fashioned out of splintered wood on his back full of open wounds. …

Oh How He Loves Us!

I’m often asked “Tell me what is the main lesson we can learn from Jesus life”.  Without a doubt he came to teach us first and foremost about love.  How to love others and how to love him and his father.  Every parable he told, every miracle he performed and every lesson he taught comes…

He Died For Everyone

His comment was “I’m not very religious”.  I looked at him and said “neither am I”.  As he cocked his head I told him Christ did not come to separate people into groups of worshippers.  Christ came to redeem us all.  Jesus didn’t  say baptist over there, church of christ over here, catholics in this…

When Christ Comes Back

We all dream every night.  Sometimes, when Jesus, is the last thing on my mind, I dream of a world where love is the leading headline.  I dream of a day when everyone regardless of race or color can see eye to eye.  I dream of a time when wars are a thing of the…

No Need For Rules

Have you thought about what it would be like to strip away all of self and replace it with love.  What if we could get so in tune with God that all selfishness was gone?  Simply by being human we are selfish by nature.  We always want what is best for us.  We might consider…

Loving People = Loving Jesus

The true test of our spiritual maturity is not how often you go to church.  It is not how many scriptures you know or how deep your knowledge is of the word.  It is not whether your part of a life group or belong to a certain religion.  It is not how much prayer you offer or how…

One At A Time

So many times we think we have to be part of something grand.  We want to have our fifteen minutes of fame.  We want to do things on a worldly level.  Then I am reminded that simply helping one person have a better tomorrow is in so many ways, the biggest thing we can do! …