“Pilate, wanting to release Jesus, addressed them again; but they kept shouting, “Crucify, crucify him!” A third time he said to them, “Why, what evil has he done? I have found in him no ground for the sentence of death;…
Read More“I am praying not only for these disciples but also for all who will ever believe in me through their message.” John 17:20 Maundy Thursday. The last day of Jesus’ earthly life. How did He spend it? Do what all…
Read More“When the Pharisees heard that he had silenced the Sadducees, they gathered together, and one of them, a lawyer, asked him a question to test him. “Teacher, which commandment in the law is the greatest?” He said to him, “‘You…
Read More“Jesus entered the Temple and began to drive out all the people buying and selling animals for sacrifice. He knocked over the tables of the money changers and the chairs of those selling doves. He said to them, “The Scriptures…
Read MoreSo where are we from our experience yesterday? You know, those sorts of experiences of God are not ones that can be done in 10 minutes and then move on to something else. To dive into our spiritual reality sometimes…
Read MoreWe talk a lot about Jesus in church circles. We sing about how mighty He is to save. We celebrate His resurrection with joy and flowers and family meals. But what is it really all about? How do we take…
Read More“ Let us go out into the wilderness for a while and rest ourselves.The crowds gathered as always, and Jesus and the twelve couldn’t eat because so many people came and went. They could get no peace until they boarded a…
Read MorePlease be in prayer for Gary Coshatt, a member of Liberty Crossings UMC. He is currently in emergency brain surgery. Our details are not clear, but his wife and two children need all the prayers we can give them.
Read More“These people think they can draw near to Me by saying the right things, by honoring Me with their lips, but their hearts are far away from Me. Their worship of Me consists of man-made traditions learned by rote; it…
Read More“know this, that the kingdom of God has come near you.’” – Luke 10:11 I spent some time this morning with my favorite modern-day philosopher, Mr. Don Henley. In his song, “Learn to be Still,” he suggests that, “heaven is…
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