“Will, I know I shouldn’t say this because I’m going to sound silly here, maybe even petty, but…” I have heard many sentences start this way. They should stop. Instead of stopping however, the person speaking goes right on with a petty grievance, an unhealthy comment, a snarky zinger, a…
Jesus told him, “Stand up, pick up your mat, and walk!” — John 5:8 Prepping for Sunday’s sermon, which takes place over the Memorial Day weekend, I’ve been thinking about military life and how soldiers are trained. To me, Jesus saying, “Stand up, pick up your mat, and walk!” comes…
[Anna] had talked about the child to everyone who had been waiting expectantly for God to rescue Jerusalem. —Luke 2:38b An adorable, goofy, music-loving ten-year-old is beaten so badly by his dad that the kid has to sleep on his stomach, not his back. This same kid went to a…
“The sun was rising as Jacob left Peniel, and he was limping because of the injury to his hip.” — Genesis 32:31 Sheets of poster board left the Dollar Store with me because I was going to announce through Facebook that I had beaten Lymes Disease. Three photos would capture…
“But when they arrived, they looked up and saw that the stone, which was very large, had already been rolled aside.” Mark 16:4 The emphasis on Easter Sunday is on Jesus, or is it? In the Gospel of Mark, the story doesn’t end with Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother…