Why is it called Good Friday? It wasn’t good for JESUS. He had been up all night after praying in such anguish that drops of blood fell from his brow and then He was arrested and taken before the High Priest. He was questioned, mocked, and accused by the religious leaders and slapped by a […]

As I heard of another earthquake in Alaska, it made me wonder why people want to live there. A major earthquake caused millions in damage and killed hundreds of people in 1964 and they have brutally cold winters. Surely people could move to a place that doesn’t have earthquake threats and a milder climate. Similar

When I walked into Church (2016) I immediately noticed a big hole in the jeans of one of our worship leaders. My first reaction was pity, but then I realized it was meant to be a fashion statement. The young lady didn’t have to wear torn jeans. She probably went to a lot of trouble

I just finished planting shrubs in the front yard of our house. That was the end of a long process that began months ago. We had to remove a tree that had grown up too close to the house and when I asked my wife, she told me to remove the overgrown shrubs also. They

Last night I was going through “Our Prayer” and was struck by the greeting, “Dear LORD our Heavenly Father.” We are so close that we can address GOD in such a personal term! Yes, that was part of a written prayer, but I can call on Him whenever I want. In fact, he wants me