The apostle Paul said about his friend: “May the Lord grant mercy to the household of Onesiphorus, for he often refreshed me …” The young women in our Tuesday morning small group often refresh me, as does my friend Marcy, who helps me facilitate this group of wonderful friends. Today, we walked together through some Continue reading

Recently I saw a picture in which someone referred to our “brutiful” world. I love that word. It says perfectly what I think about this place we Christians call our temporary home. We sometimes tend to think that the world is worse than it’s ever been. But it’s not. It’s always been brutal and lovely at the very Continue reading

“There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. The Spirit helps us in our weakness, for we do not know how we should pray, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with inexpressible groanings. And He who searches our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes Continue reading

I always thank my God for you because of the grace of God that was given to you in Christ Jesus. For you were made rich in every way in Him, in all your speech and in every kind of knowledge – just as the testimony about Christ has been confirmed among you – so that Continue reading

It’s often called Maundy Thursday. The Thursday before Easter Sunday, Christ followers recognize the night Jesus had supper with his disciples for the last time before His death. After supper, He did something totally unexpected. He took the position of a servant and washed their feet. By this, He was demonstrating what He had said to them and Continue reading