Easter is a beautiful time of year. April showers are busy bringing May flowers. Kids are getting out of school on Spring break so, like it or not, you gotta’ spend time with them. And, there is an explosion of crosses, eggs, and bunnies plastered upon businesses, homes, and nearly every local entity. It appears …
In America, there are many troubles lurking that may lead to death. Crime, cancer, car accidents, diabetes, and much more. Death does not discriminate. But the top killer has been and still is- Heart disease. This term encompasses a large variety of illnesses surrounding the heart, but one killer still holds a certain fear in …
It is a passion of mine to find new and innovative ways of illustrating the same, powerful Gospel of Jesus Christ. Sometimes my approaches involve science. Other times, I will refer to history. Still yet, I have also found ways to incorporate everyday mundane things such as cooking or a doctor’s visit. However, today I …
Inspired by 1 Corinthians 15… — You wanna’ bloodless Gospel story? Well I cannot oblige. It was by the death of Christ, That freedom was applied. – Hung Him up and suffered high, For the cost of man, I tell you why. Laid down below in borrowed tomb. Yet rose again with death consumed. – …
Robert Lowry (1826-1899) was a Philadelphia Baptist preacher and hymn writer. In 1874, he wrote the popular hymn “Christ Arose!” He also arranged the tune. While having devotions one evening, he was impressed with the events associated with Christ’s resurrection when he read Luke 24:6-7. We read in 1 Corinthians 15:4; 13-14, our hope lies …
It is not an uncommon occurrence among many people to be telling a story, and someone feels at liberty to interrupt and interject, only to find out that they did not hear the full story! Sometimes, that interrupter might just be you. It is ok to admit! Most people do this at some point of …
2:10-13 Therefore I endure all things for the elect’s sakes, that they may also obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory. It is a faithful saying: For if we be dead with him, we shall also live with him: If we suffer, we shall also reign with him: if we deny …
Fat Joe~ “Yesterday’s price is not today’s price.” No, I am not promoting the philosophy and ethics of rapper Fat Joe, but in passing I once heard this quote. I can affirm however that this quote reflects culture and society briefly with one short sentence. This is the way the world operates- Supply and demand. …
There are particular moments from early childhood that many remember vividly. It may be good things and it may be bad things. Some moments are big and other ones are small. But these moments for some reason, just stick out to us. One moment that often comes to mind randomly but always providentially is when …
Eliza Hewitt, a school teacher in Philadelphia (1898), who wanted to reach her students with the Gospel wrote the classic hymn, “When We All Get to Heaven.” The music was written by Emily Wilson, who was also the wife of a Methodist District Superintendent. The anticipation of Heaven has often been described as the oxygen …