Encouragement for Christian Growth
Last Supper Omission
The power of Christian reenactments and pictorial illustrations of Jesus and His disciples at the Last Supper is undermined by omitting crucial elements found on every Passover Seder table. Though there are others, I want to highlight just one glaring oversight. The Passover Seder table always holds four cups of red wine, not just one. […]
Just A Lump of Silver
Dear Reader: Eighteen years ago, at a time I was feeling dreadfully insignificant, I cried out to the Lord. “I just want my life to mean something,” I pleaded with my Creator. Instantly, the following story dropped into my thoughts. From that point on, I was confident of one very important truth: God has a […]
Discover the Three Days Between Good Friday and Resurrection Sunday
One of Passion Week’s numerical mysteries can be traced to Christian tradition, but has no Biblical basis in historical fact. There’s simply no way to squeeze another thirty-six hours into the period of time from sunset Friday to sunrise Sunday. Every one of the many Biblical references found throughout the Bible agree with Jesus’ own […]
One Quart Low On Grace
Everyone told me that God’s grace is sufficient for each day; but when the clock read 6:30 in the morning and my tank had already run dry, how could I get through one more hour, let alone the rest of the day? I thumbed through the box of Bible cassettes, searching for the one labeled […]
Spotlight on Caring
Throughout His sojourn on this earth, Jesus demonstrated his kindness, compassion, wisdom, strength, tenderness, and a host of other attributes to prove how much He cared about people. Jesus loved us enough to leave His Heavenly home and drop in on planet earth. From infancy to the cross, Jesus showed us how to live and […]