During our Good Friday service, my pastor stood at the front of the sanctuary and begged the simple question: What does the cross mean to you? Four people came forward, each from different walks of life, to answer the question. One person spoke about wholeness. Another completion. And yet another ...
Read More »Who Does the Gavel Belong To?
Temperaments continue to rise over Indiana’s recent legislative move by Governor Mike Pence. On Thursday April 2nd, Pence signed an updated version of Indiana’s “Religious Freedom Restoration Act” which included “new language to clarify that businesses and service providers cannot use the legislation as a justification to discriminate based on ...
Read More »The Resurrection of Jesus Christ: It Has Started
“He was buried, and he was raised from the dead on the third day, just as the Scriptures said.” I Corinthians 15:4 He walked through the grave aglow with resurrection power. Three days before, He had bowed His head and declared, “It is finished.” Now, it had started. What was finished? Just ...
Read More »The Prostitute and Prince Charming
We cannot tidy this one up. We cannot wiggle out of this one … God included a prostitute in the lineage of Christ. On any given day, there is something I love about God most of all. Today, I love Him because He loves people who are down and out. He ...
Read More »Relentless Pursuit
Relentless…I never understood the impact and weight of this word until I was faced with the trial of my life. Four years ago, I became a single parent. My husband, at the time, moved out and filed for divorce. I was relentless (persistent) in the fight for my marriage. I ...
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