“The Old Rugged Cross” is one of my favorite Gospel hymns. I have sung it all my life and always found the tune and the words deeply moving. The hymn brings me back to the Cross of Christ and the blood he shed for my salvation. Many years ago, I was probably in 4th or […]
The human brain is amazing. I have heard estimates over the years of the large capacities in our brains that never get utilized. I was watching a PBS show recently about the brain. One of the doctors talked about the millions of pieces of data that we “see” every day and how our brain stores
Our passage in Luke this week shows one of the most powerful displays of gratitude and love in all of Scripture. A woman who presumably has a sordid past anoints the feet of Jesus with perfumed ointment from an alabaster box. She no doubt has been the recipient of slanderous comments for much of her
It seems very strange that John the Baptist should wonder if Jesus is the Messiah. In Luke 3, John said, “I baptize with water but He will baptize with the Holy Spirit and fire. (Luke 3:16) John baptized Jesus and saw the Holy Spirit come upon him in bodily form like a dove. (Luke 3:22)
We will be continuing our series in Luke this Sunday. Jesus finished the Beatitudes in Luke 6. I appreciated Scott’s treatment of Luke 6 which he entitled “The Blessed Life”. Scott’s message was a timely reminder as to the life that God blesses as opposed to the life our world strives for. This week we