Tag: cross

come & be lifted up

Come & Be Lifted Up

Where do you go to see God? For me, one of my favorites places to go and see God is the beach. There’s something about the ocean, the crashing of…



Always Be Prepared

3.2 Billion People We live in a time when we have an unprecedented opportunity to pass on our faith not just to the next generation, but to the nations. But…



You are Beloved by God

You are God’s beloved It was Sunday morning after the darkest Friday the world has ever known. The one many believed was Messiah had been crucified, killed, hung on a…



Why Did Jesus Die?

It’s Good Friday. Here’s the question we’re all asking… Why did Jesus die? This is the question that was on the cover of Time Magazine on April 12, 2004. In…



To Obey is Better than Sacrifice

Which is better? To obey or to sacrifice? My son is at that age where he’s learning to drive. Maybe you remember what that was like, when you turned 16…



Jesus is Just Alright

Jesus is Just Alright? What do you think about when you think about Jesus? In the 1970’s the song, “Jesus is Just Alright,” was made famous by the Doobie Brothers….



Just As I Am

What’s the best news about the good news? I don’t know about you, but for a long time I thought I had to have it all together BEFORE I came…



I Surrender All

Letting Go Surrender: What are you holding on to that you need to let go? Judson Van DeVenter was a musician and teacher who lived at the end of the…



Faithful to love

Failure? What does a God who is good do with people who fail?  The reality is, failure is a part of every person’s journey.  Let me say that again because…



Faithful through the Ages

What does faithfulness look like? Sometimes it may be hard to define what faithfulness is or what it looks like. But we know about the opposite of faithfulness.  Unfaithfulness.  We…