Resurrection Sunday is four weeks away! I love Paul’s words in I Corinthians 15:55, “Where, O death, is your victory? Where, O death, is your sting?” I imagine the Apostle Paul celebrating the Resurrection and looking at Satan saying, “you lost the war, God’s people will not live in condemnation and will proclaim eternal life […]
I have reflected on Isaiah 30:15 for many years. If you haven’t read it for a while here it is: “In repentance and rest is your salvation, in quietness and trust is your strength, but you would have none of it.” Repentance is a change of heart. Repentance also involves “seeing” your surroundings, God and
What is the purpose of a Sunday morning church gathering? How is the service to be structured for worship and Biblical content? These questions have provoked endless questions, debates and discussions since the church began in Acts. In 1975 Howard Snyder wrote a book called, “The Problem of Wineskins”. In Luke 5:38 Jesus said, “new
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Today is Ash Wednesday. Ash Wednesday begins the season of Lent. Lent is the approximately 40 day time period between Ash Wednesday and Good Friday. It is considered to be a time of prayer, repentance and confession as we anticipate and look forward to Good Friday & Resurrection Sunday. We all build structure in our
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With keen interest I have been reading first hand reports about revival at Asbury University in Wilmore, Kentucky. Asbury is a small Bible college in Kentucky. Apparently, chapel ended on February 8 but the students didn’t leave. Under normal circumstances students would leave and go to their next class or get coffee.