“Arise, shine! For your light has come; the glory of the Lord has risen upon you. For look! Darkness will cover the earth and thick darkness is over the people but the Lord will arise upon you, his glory will appear over you.” Isaiah 60:1-2 Have you ever wondered what these verses are really saying? What ...
Read More »Our Hope: The King Enters Jerusalem
“Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your King is coming to you; He is just and having salvation, Lowly and riding on a donkey, A colt, the foal of a donkey.” Zechariah 9:9 (NKJV) The holy city of Jerusalem was filled with travelers who ...
Read More »Good Grief: Finding Life After Loss
I have been a widow for a year and ten days. My late husband’s death was very sudden so I didn’t have a chance to prepare. Not that you can ever prepare for something so earth-shattering as the death of a spouse. I’ve spent the last 375 days working through ...
Read More »Our Hope: Jesus Is Compassion
“And when He came near the gate of the city, behold, a dead man was being carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow. And a large crowd from the city was with her.” Luke 7:12 (NKJV) When I look at artists’ renderings of Jesus, ...
Read More »New Lease on Life At A Yard Sale
“Christ has given us this command: Whoever loves God must also love his brother.” 1 John 4:21 (NIV) I love yard sales! There is no telling what treasures one may find among another person’s junk. But one man found something quite unexpected–a new lease on life. Don Herbert is a ...
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