Good Trials. Evil Temptation. Protecting Lord Lk11

We are a people under difficulty.  Some of it is for our holiness.  That is called a trial or a test.  But too, we a people tempted by evil.  The for…

David's heart STRUCK him 2 Sam 24:10

Travel with us as we journey to a critical moment of life.  Before we ASK forgiveness, we need to FIND the problem.  We can ask those around us, but this never hap…

More LOATHING in the Lords Prayer. Ezek 36:31

We all love Ezekiel 36:26.  And I will give you a new heart and a new spirit I will put within you.  And I will remove the heart of stone from your flesh …

Forgiving Others. Demonstrating you get it. Lk11.3

For some this will be the hardest meditation of all time. 

Yet, it is a marker of a believing person and bigger, the mark of a believing people.  

Who …

I owe you. Forgive us our debt. Luke 11:4

Today is a doosey.  Forgiveness.  What the world needs now.  The critical ingredient in all ongoing relationships: friendships, marriage, church, and of cours…

Jerome of Prague. Daily Bread Hebrews 11:35

Give us this day our daily bread.  Give me what I need for this day, no matter what it is.  Give me the strength and courage and wisdom and food and provisi…

Give Us Today our Daily Bread and Leash Luke 11:3

Give us today our daily bread,
and discipline for today,
and kindness for today,
and obedience for today,
and wisdom for today,
and correction for today,
an…

We ask that Your Kingdom Come over...Luke 24:2

We awaken to a world that is disordered.  To a heart that yields to the wrong thing.  To hands that put themselves at odds with the Lord.  He knows all o…

It's all RED Lettered! Jer 6:16

On the road to Emmaus in Luke 24, Jesus claims the OT for Himself.  He says that all the shadows point to Himself, and that "You can do better!".  In Luke 24, we find o…

Soul-In-Chair Time Luke 24:32 u can do BETTER

We actually Get to Emmaus today and the Two followers of Jesus actually recognize them.

We get a conclusion to the rebuke of Jesus in basically: "You can d…

Just Having the Bible isn't enough. Luke 24:27

Still on the Road to Emmaus.  We are exploring Jane Day's comment from yesterday a bit more. 

Jesus rebukes but then explains, clarifies and makes underst…

Slow of heart. Sad on Sunday. Luke 24:13 Emmaus

Despite a whole lot of current information about Jesus' resurrection, the women, the angels, the disciples, this is NOT the reason for Jesus' rebuke.  T…

He is Risen. He's Got This. What about Death?

Easter Sunday.  Day 29 of contagion and thousands of, that's right, deaths.  

Today's message CHANGES EVERYTHING.

He is Risen.  I believe!

Watch to Awe to Belief. Centurion Mt 27:50

Holy Saturday.  We will look at the moments just after Jesus' death while still on Golgatha.  As so often in scripture:  the most unexpected response from th…

Most difficult day to be Christian. What about Sin

It is "good" Friday.  

But what is the bad news?  Why SO MUCH suffering?  Couldn't there be just a medium amount?  

What is so grievously important tha…

24 hours. Better than Jesus?!! Maundy Thursday

There is more action, teaching and trauma in this 24 period than any other that I can think of.  Nothing like it has ever happened in human history.  Jac…

The Big Gulp. Cocking the Trigger. Weds. Mt26:1

Today is Wednesday of the Great Week.  Jesus' last "normal" day.  His last sleep.  Everything is getting ready.  The Disciples are warned that a crucifi…

You are NOT FAR from the Kingdom

Listen as your knuckleheaded teacher tries to summarize a day that is known as Great and Holy Tuesday because of Jesus' extensive teaching.  On this day of the Great W…

Monday of the GREAT WEEK

The GREAT WEEK has started.  We will catch up today to MONDAY as we follow the places and the times of the great teaching, from the Greatest Teacher, of the GREATEST WEEK of h…

Our not ½ Father! Luke 11 and Hebrews 10:24-25

How'd you do watching for the HONOR of Jesus' name yesterday?

Today we address the lack and LONGING for FATHER, just like the great new movie ONWARD by Pi…