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I can be a bit of a worry wort. I wish I wasn’t, but alas. Jesus told His followers not to worry because the same God who cares and provides for even the birds cares and provides for you and me. The difference is we tend to think we are the source of all that…
It always brings me comfort that God isn’t finished with the world, with others, and even me. I struggle at times when I consider the gap between my expectations and God’s reality. Still, I have faith in God, hope that God’s way wins in the end, and know that love will get us from here-and-now…
Today is World Laughter Day. I’m sure you know that laughter is the best medicine. I think about that in terms of a string of absolutely crazy things that happened to our family dating back almost six months now. We’ve had thing after thing happen from appliances going belly-up, car troubles, health issues, HOA write-ups,…
A message by Dr. Mark Jordan, Pastor Click here to watch the clip from Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker Romans 6:1-11 (NIV) | What shall we say, then? Shall we go on sinning so that grace may increase? By no means! We are those who have died to sin; how can we live in it…
Today’s verse gives us an interesting contrast to the Old Testament rituals of sacrifice. The people would come to sacrifice different animals for different reasons. The Bible mentions some forty times how God enjoys the aroma of a burning sacrifice. Think of the smells when you or a neighbor is grilling meat. God said early…
Wow, today’s verse really hit home for me! The prophet Habakkuk was grappling with issues of justice, God’s plan, and how we are to live in faith when we feel a conflict between the two. God said that the time will come when an awareness of God will fill the earth as water fills the…
Today’s verse is known as the biblical definition of faith. To put it in a grossly oversimplified manner, faith is like knowing a chair will hold you when you go to sit in it. You don’t really give it any thought. You just sit down, right? I think about my recliner at home and how…
Today’s verse comes from the Gospel of Luke’s account of Jesus’ triumphant entry into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday. I love how Luke’s Gospel connects Jesus’ entry in Jerusalem to His entry into our history. Consider how Luke recorded the angels giving Jesus’ birth announcement to the shepherds in Luke 2:14, ““Glory to God in the…
Today’s verse from Isaiah comes in a section that prophesies about the coming of the Messiah. The darkness to which it refers isn’t just a physical darkness, but a spiritual darkness. Many people walk in a similar darkness today…the kind of darkness of distraction, deception, discouragement, disappointment, depression, etc. We in this day and age…
Today’s verse speaks to a reality many use to try and discredit people of faith. Shoot, even people who strive to live in faith can struggle, too. We want to think that our faith should inoculate us against troubles. That isn’t it at all! Jesus told us we will have troubles, but He overcame our…