With Easter just around the corner, my thoughts are often on my friends and family who have yet to receive Christ. In my prayer journal I have listed them all by name and pray for them each day. I’ll be honest, it seems that it is practically impossible to believe that some of them will…
One of the most glorious aspects of Jesus’ resurrection that stands out to me each year as I reflect on the Easter story is this: Jesus was the only person in all of history that raised himself from the dead. Isn’t that powerful?! He was able to do that because He is the resurrection and…
I love the book of John. It is such an intimate portrait of Jesus and so unlike the other Gospels, in that it reflects Jesus in a completely different way than the others. In the book of John, we read Jesus refer to Himself as seven “I Ams”. In these seven “I Am” statements, we…
One questions that has plagued every generation is “Where do I go after I die?” It is written on every human being’s heart that this life cannot possibly be all there is. There must be something for us after death. We are not just a blob of mass on our way to the fertilizer pile….
**Note: The 40 Day Easter Reading Plan has been updated with all of the necessary corrections ** Have you ever stopped to wonder why it is that we spend the entire month of December celebrating Christmas, but only “Holy Week” celebrating Easter? Some people celebrate Christmas for two or three months. But without Easter, Christmas…
Do you know what God has been saying to you in your quiet times lately? Have there been seasons when you feel like you’re not retaining what God has been speaking to you through your pastor on Sundays or through your daily Bible reading? I have found that taking time to write down what God…
