“How did that bird get in the church?” I asked Austin, the brother to one of our staff members. I answered the question myself as soon as I asked it: the back door of the church had been left wide-open so volunteers could carry out trash to the dumpster; it had been a church “clean-up …
It had been a while since I’d thought of it, but it all came rushing back to me when I saw the movie, “I Can Only Imagine,” the American biographical Christian drama film based on the story behind the MercyMe song of the same name, the most played Christian radio single ever. I had been driving south on I-65, traveling home …
No one showed up at the tomb that day before the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Why would they? Anyone who had placed their hope in Jesus as the Messiah had been made a fool, or so it seemed, by the defeat and death of Jesus. It was the price they paid for their “misplaced faith.” …
With only little more than two weeks left in Lent, why not add a new twist to your Lenten experience before Easter? If Lent hasn’t been a part of your life, look at this as a two-week exercise in preparation for Easter. Try fasting from God. By definition, fasting is “abstaining from all or some …
“It’s my Valentine card to you, sorry it’s a week late, but we’ve been gone.” I reached down and took the envelope from her outstretched arm; my nine-year old friend, Sadie, would have to stand on her tip toes to be more than four feet tall. Her “card” was inside a plain, white envelope, addressed …