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Holy Week: Good Friday It took a long time for my heart to catch on to what my head understood about the term “Good Friday”. Intellectually, I understood that it is considered “good” because it required all the […]
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Holy Week: Maundy Thursday What we now call Holy Week was Passover Week during Jesus’ time. Thursday was when the traditional Passover meal was served, and so Jesus and his disciples gathered together to share the meal. We […]
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Holy Week: Wednesday Jesus’ popularity had reached an apex with His entry into Jerusalem (John 12:19), and the Jewish religious leaders ramped up their efforts to rid themselves of Him. Understandably, Jewish leaders were angered at Jesus’ claim […]
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Holy Week: Tuesday. Jesus agains teaches in the temple in Jerusalem and to the crowd outside the temple. Matthew, chapters 21-23 record what he taught. Jesus boldly exposed hypocrisy, calling out those who looked religious outwardly but inwardly […]
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Most churches celebrated Palm Sunday yesterday to commemorate Jesus’ triumpant entry riding on a donkey into Jerusalem, as the ancient prophecies foretold, and marking the first day of Holy Week. Jesus had been teaching about the kingdom of […]
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Some of our sweetest blessings are wonderful memories from our childhood. When God Smiled. By Arlene Hendriks. When I was a child, going to church was as predictable as sunrise and as boring as Thursday night in a […]
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Restored by God: A Healing Journey. By Silvia Kempton. There are moments in life when our hearts feel shattered beyond repair. Pain from relationships, loss, mistakes, and disappointments can leave us feeling as though restoration is impossible. Yet […]
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From Loser to Beloved. By Arlene Hendriks. It’s a great privilege to be able to share God’s Amazing Grace with you all. I come as one beggar telling other beggars where I’ve found bread. My early life was […]
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Surrendered Obedience. By Sara Jellsey. There is a difference between being obedient and walking in surrendered obedience. We can do all the “right-living” Christian things, read the Bible, check! Attend church weekly, check! Pray before we start the […]
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Come Be Set Free. By Rhonda Kamps. Bitterness usually starts where pain hasn’t been tended—old wounds, deep disappointment, or moments that felt unfair and unresolved. If left alone, it festers and grows, changing our view on how we […]
