Have you ever caught a whiff of a familiar smell and just been overtaken by emotion? That happened to me yesterday at Safeway. I walked by an Easter Lily and the smell of it…well, I’m embarrassed to say that the smell of it made me want to stop in the […]
Read MoreDeath Benefit #3: Paid
I could write a million words in a million ways….and still never say it as well as this. Easter countdown: 4 days!
Read MoreDeath Benefit #2: Healing
“And one of them struck the servant of the high priest and cut off his right ear. But Jesus answered and said, “Permit even this.” And He touched his ear and healed him.” Luke 22:50-51 It’s amazing to me that the events of that tragic and wonderful night were set […]
Read MoreDeath Benefit #1: A Kingdom
Luke 22:29 And I bestow upon you a Kingdom,just as My Father bestowed one upon Me. Just before He died, Jesus gave you something. Not a small business or a huge corporation. Not a new car or a dumpster filled with $20’s (though how cool would that be?) All of […]
Read MoreDichotomy.
Brutal: Deuteronomy 22-24. An R-rated, stomach-churning, bloody mess of impossible requirements for relationship. Beautiful: Galatians 4. A passionate review of the grace-soaked benefits of the cross. Lost to found. Slave to son. Distant to dearly loved. Brutal to beautiful, brought to you by the miracle of Easter (um, countdown? 10 […]
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