Posted on January 21, 2015
#89: What Love!
What wondrous love is this, O my soul, O my soul! What wondrous love is this, O my soul! What wondrous love is this that caused the Lord of bliss to bear the dreadful curse for my soul,… Read More
Posted on December 31, 2014
#86: Let Grace Win
John Newton, author of the well-loved hymn Amazing Grace, became famous in England as a preacher and as an opponent of slavery—remarkable, for at one time he’d captained a large slave ship. His life was completely transformed by… Read More
Posted on July 30, 2014
#65: Forgiveness and Answered Prayer
I remember the first time I saw Mel Gibson’s The Passion of the Christ. I sat in a dark theater watching one scene after another roll by in a story I’d heard since childhood. The film was graphic… Read More
Posted on July 23, 2014
#64: Mountain-Moving Faith
My favorite type of novel opens with several seemingly unrelated story lines. Slowly, chapter by chapter, the pieces come together. In time it’s clear that the stories are related. As the details fall into place, one cohesive tale… Read More
Posted on November 27, 2013
#30: Leave Your Past in the Past
Welcome back to our study of Mark’s gospel, Knowing Jesus! So glad you’re here. Today we sum up Mark’s fifth chapter. In it, we met three people in seemingly hopeless situations: • a demon-possessed man (vs 1-20; see… Read More
Posted on October 9, 2013
#23: All About Results!
A contractor begins a construction project. What’s his goal? Large, neat stacks of building materials? Creative architectural drawings? No. He wants to see a building go up. Unless a useful structure results, the contractor’s plans are useless. A… Read More
Posted on September 12, 2013
How to Put Bitterness Behind You
A few months ago, our small community was shocked by news that a young man had brutally murdered his ex-girlfriend. He’d discovered she was planning to go out on a date that night, adding to his growing bitterness… Read More
