Good Morning Friends,  One of the saddest characters in the Bible is Judas Iscariot. He had such promise. His name's sake, Judas Maccabaeus is in the history books as the brilliant military strategist who led an uprising for Jewish independence in 164 B.C. In fact, many of the disciples had the name of Judas. … Continue reading Why Did Jesus Choose Judas? →

   Good Morning Friends,    If Judas had not betrayed Jesus would we still be Christians? If Peter had not denied Christ and later been forgiven would we understand grace? Friends, we are in Holy Week and it is a time when we remember both the darkest hour of history, and the time the Son … Continue reading Are You Serving The King With A Holy Purpose Guided By God’s Plan Of Love? →

   Good Morning Friends,    To the Western way of thinking the whole is simply the sum total of its parts. This point of view works fairly well until we come to people and their senses and their spirit. Plain and simple, a human body is not merely the sum total of its parts and … Continue reading How Can We Be All In, Glorifying The Suffering Servant This Passover? →

   Good Morning Friends,    Jesus entered Jerusalem at a time the Jews were preparing to celebrate their deliverance from slavery in Egypt. Their deliverance was not without a battle. Ten terrible plagues fell on Egypt before they could leave. The last of the ten plagues was the death of all the firstborn of animals … Continue reading Are We Ready For Our Deliverance? →

   Good Morning Friends,     Today we look at scripture that shows us the willful blindness of unbelievers. It is an example of how the Old Testament points to Christ and, points to a time when Christ will rule the nations in justice. The setting for the Old Testament scripture is that Jeremiah had been … Continue reading How Would We Have Held Up The Seven Days Before Jesus’ Death? →

If We Really Believe All This About God, Then What Are We To Do?  Good Morning Friends,     Today we look at beginnings and endings that are key to understanding Holy History through the eyes of Mary, for on this day Catholics around the world are celebrating the annunciation and there is something here for … Continue reading If We Really Believe All This About God, Then What Are We To Do? →

   Good Morning Friends,    There is a deception in this world that seems to be growing and it is a personal and collective problem not limited by political party or culture. We are plagued by fake news and real viral pandemics that are the rewriting of history. Some of the rewrite is for profit … Continue reading Have You Been Freed By The Spirit Of Truth Or Are You Being Deceived By The Devil? →

   Good Morning Friends,    The sad storyline in Exodus and Numbers is of a people who made a profession of complained for forty years. As God was delivering them and providing for them, they whined. And honestly, I might have as well if I had been bitten by a snake and attributed my situation … Continue reading Do We Have The Faith To Stop Complaining, Overcome Our Instincts, And Be Healed And Saved? →

Good Morning Friends,    New believers have lots of questions and issues and so it was for the Thessalonians. And part of their problems revolved around their concerns for their marriage relationships, the eternal fate of their ancestors and the work they were to do as they awaited what they thought was the imminent return … Continue reading When People Die Will They Be Alive In The Body Of Christ? →

 Good Morning Friends,    On our Lenten journey, the raising of Lazarus comes as a climax of signs describing the supreme gift of Jesus and how he is glorified though the illness of another. It is relevant and instructive as we continue to face the Coronavirus Pandemic. In previous passages Jesus has been described as … Continue reading Why Did Jesus Delay Coming To Lazarus’ Aid? →