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I am so excited to launch into our next series on “Miracles, Miracles Everywhere.” However, as I prepared, I realized I may have rush passed the biggest miracle ever. I have to wonder how many miracles I miss every day in my haste?  But there is one miracle you don’t have to wait on. As I began writing this blog, I could not seem to move passed what we’ve already studied. I am so eager to get to John 21 and The Big Catch of […]

Did you know we are blessed to believe? That’s what Jesus says. In fact, by believing, we are made happy in Christ. We are given life. As we move from doubting to believing, let’s look at these powerful words of Christ and see if we can find that blessed life He’s talking about. Last week, we saw Thomas refuse to believe that his Lord and Savior had been raised from the dead and had appeared to many. He even stated, “Unless I see for myself, […]

Let’s get real for a moment, do you ever doubt? Maybe you doubt you are going to get that job, or wonder if God is ever going to heal you? You might feel like you will never be able to get out of debt? Doubts are normal and most of us have them. But Jesus teaches us to “Stop doubting and believe.” For those of us who doubt, this may seem impossible. But today, I want to give you hope that with God all things […]

Maybe you think Easter is over and it is time to move on. But if we are going to fully understand the gifts of Easter, we need to look at what it means to be “Easter people.” Jesus has some gifts He wants to give us, if we will receive them. I never thought of Christians as being Easter people. I am not even sure if I know what the term means. But I do remember singing this old hymn entitled, “Easter People, Raise Your […]

With a slower approach to Lent this year, I hope we have discovered a newness to Easter. Often, in my haste, I miss so much. But I have to wonder, what really comes after Easter? As we continue in that slowness, reclaiming what we might have lost or maybe something we missed, let’s begin to wonder. On that first Easter morning, we find those closest to Jesus, not joyful, but confused. As we watch them, they begin to wonder and something miraculous happens. God shows […]

From his first breath until his last, Jesus teaches us how to live and how to die. Slowing down brings significance to each moment, transforming them into precious memories. Today, as we draw near the cross and watch Jesus take his last breath, may we begin to understand the importance of every breath and the ultimate gift He gave us. Luke 23:44-46 says; “It was now about noon, and darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon, 45 for the sun stopped shining. And […]