Despite Fear

Ezra 3:3 Despite their fear of the peoples around them, they built the altar on its foundation and sacrificed burnt offerings on it to the Lord, both the morning and evening sacrifices.  The Israelite remnant had returned from captivity to Jerusalem and Judah....

Footholds in Life

This summer I am tackling my “when I get the time” “to do” list!  First on my “to do” list, totally clean my house: ceilings, walls, corners, floors and windows.  Attacking my office recently, I teetered on a step stool to finish wiping down the last section...

Near the Cross

Consider those who stood near the cross: Soldiers… who stripped Jesus, pressed a thorny crown into His brow, then sat down and waited for Him to die. Devoted disciples… who followed Jesus from Galilee and weeping women including Mary, the mother of Jesus....

How Do You Respond To The Prostitute?

LUKE 7:36-50 Now one of the Pharisees invited Jesus to have dinner with him, so he went to the Pharisee’s house and reclined at the table. When a woman who had lived a sinful life in that town learned that Jesus was eating at the Pharisee’s house, she brought an...

CHRISTmas Promises

During this time of year, I can’t help but think of my past couple holidays. The Christmases that have come and gone, and how so much has changed in my life over the last couple of years. I often think of “my plans” and how I had planned for my future to go. I had big...