The punishment He endured was greater than any punishment that anyone had ever suffered before, or has suffered since. He was taken into custody, imprisoned, tried, and convicted – unjustly. Hanging between two genuine criminals, His punishment was quick and it was severe. His death, His separation from His Father ...

Tested, Tried, and Redefined One day, a man of God named Job was going about his daily business when suddenly one of his servants returned breathless. “’The oxen were plowing and the donkeys feeding beside them when the Sabeans raided them and took them away….at the same time, another messenger ...

Let’s Celebrate Resurrection Day! By Joel B. 1 Cor 15:3-8 For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the ...

At nine years of age, I asked Jesus to come into my heart on an Easter Sunday. I knew very little back then about the in-depth meaning of Resurrection and what a significant event it held for those who believe (or don’t believe) in God. Assuming that particular holiday was ...

Can you imagine the hopeless desolation of that first quiet interlude between the horror of the crucifixion and the hallelujah of the resurrection? Even two millennia later, there is no greater epitome of grief. The identity and hopes of every disciple imploded with the death of their King. All that ...

Deuteronomy 31:6,8(NKJV)—6) “Be strong and of good courage, do not fear nor be afraid of them; for the LORD your God, He is the One who goes with you. He will not leave you nor forsake you.” 8) “And the LORD, He is the One who goes before you. He ...

Be Careful Little Eyes By Joel B. Luke 11:34-35 The light of the body is the eye: therefore when thine eye is single, thy whole body also is full of light; but when thine eye is evil, thy body also is full of darkness. Take heed therefore that the light ...

Convicted By My Boss Mundane. A system.   My life had become one long predictable pattern looping over at the start of each day. Morning would break; I would rise, begin our daily habits, and then off to school, teach, back to the house just in time to start dinner, homework, ...

Believers’ take courage because God rejoices over us with gladness of heart and singing as we find in Zephaniah3:17” The LORD thy God in the midst of thee is mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love, he will joy over ...

God In Our Public Schools By John Livingston Clark Why is there so much controversy about religious expression in the public school system? The answer is that many public school teachers and administrators either do not know the law or don’t have the courage to defend the students’ rights of ...