Trusting Jesus with Jennifer Cook
August 6, 2020
This is such a strange time for our country. It is a strange time for each of us individually.
Who thought we would be walking around the stores wearing a mask?
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Ain’t No Grave
March 25, 2020
In Luke’s gospel, he shares a story of Jesus, his disciples and a large crowd with him going to the Galilean town of Nain. When they enter to the town, there is a funeral procession taking place.
“And Now, Summer!”
May 25, 2019
June heralds the beginning of Summer! We are conditioned to think of the Summer as an opportunity to “kick back,” slow down, vacation. We long to get away from the hectic pace of life.
Prayer, Our Necessity for Living
May 15, 2019
Luke 18:1-8: Now He was telling them a parable to show that at all times they ought to pray and not to lose heart, saying, “In a certain city there was a judge who did not fear God and did not respect man. There was a widow in that city, and she kept coming to him, saying, ‘ Give me legal protection from my opponent.’
Revealing the Wizard in 2019
February 20, 2019
You remember the classic 1939 movie “The Wizard of Oz” of course. Dorothy was whisked away to a dream world in the sky to do battle with the Wicked Witch of the West. Her battle was to return to her world, but first, she must find the Great Oz. She thought he was the only one that could get her home to the real world. And indeed, most of the movie Doro-thy was not even aware she was not in a real world until she woke up!
In Pursuit of Peace
December 20, 2018
Every Christmas Season that comes around, we should be reminded of the glorious scene in the dead of night before a group of shepherds watching their flock. Luke 2:13-14 states: “And suddenly there appeared with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying, ‘Glory to God in the highest, And on earth peace among men with whom He is pleased.’” (NASB)
“Giving Thanks; a Spiritual Exercise”
November 20, 2018
The Season of Thanksgiving is upon us. We will be encouraged just to “be thankful” and just “give thanks,” but to whom and for what? Being thankful necessitates several things; the first is that there is a need, the second is that the need is supplied and lastly, giving thanks to the one responsible for responding to the need, supplying relief.
October Fest
October 17, 2018
October is one of my most favorite times of the year, the changing from Summer to Fall. All the changes that take place are just beautiful to me. The temperature moderates. There is a bite in the air in the morning.
“Hey. Are You Standing on a Rug?”
September 24, 2018
The changing world through the events of the day is before us like never before. Technology has made it possible to watch the world change literally as it is happening anywhere in the world.
