Tag Archives: sacrifice

No one has greater love than this: that someone lay down his life for his friends. John 15:13   Christmas is that time of year when we extend our hearts to the less fortunate in our communities, often helping strangers in tangible and loving ways. It is also a time ...

The arrival of spring is heartily welcomed in Minnesota where winter lingers for almost a half-year. The two-parted whistles from male Northern Cardinals is often heard in the early spring. While lifting my head up to search for the birds, I cheerfully found little buds springing from the tip of ...

Recently I got to see the newest installment in the DC Extended Universe, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.  This film takes the compact universe that we were introduced to in the first DCEU film, Man of Steel, and expands it to a much wider universe. In Man of Steel the viewer ...

As told in Genesis 22:2, God commanded Abraham to, “Take your only son, Isaac, whom you love, and go to the region of Moriah. Sacrifice him there as a burnt offering.” This was a most difficult command for Abraham, being that Isaac was a child of promise (Genesis 12:2-3; 15:4-5). ...

The Dance begins with thankfulness. Thank You for giving me purpose, For cleansing my stained soul. Thank You for making me whole. Thank You for Your broken body. Thank You for Your grace and mercy. Thank You for Your blessings and gifts, And at this point my hands being to ...