Have We Not All Been Forgiven of Much? The Woman Who Anointed the Feet of Jesus.

Amazing grace! how sweet the soundThat saved a wretch like me!I once was lost, but now am found,Was blind, but now I see… These lyrics from John Newton (1725-1807) are a testimonial to the supernatural transformation effected of those who have received the mercy and forgiveness from Jesus Christ. Newton was a sailor involved in … Continue reading Have We Not All Been Forgiven of Much? The Woman Who Anointed the Feet of Jesus.

Did Death Ever Touch Your Home? Jesus Raises a Widows Son in Luke 7:11-17

Death happens. The living grieves over the dead. Those who pass away leave an unfillable hole in the lives of the living and the world is never the same after the loss of a loved one. Our life story is full of encounters with death until death takes us. But could our story could be … Continue reading Did Death Ever Touch Your Home? Jesus Raises a Widows Son in Luke 7:11-17

Do You Believe in Miracles? The Virgin Birth

“Greetings, O favored one, the Lord is with you” said the angel Gabriel to Mary (Lk. 1:29).[1] Just a young virgin living in Nazareth betrothed to a carpenter named Joseph, she was both startled and curious as to the meaning of the message. Gabriel then explained, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found … Continue reading Do You Believe in Miracles? The Virgin Birth

Who are the blessed? Beatitudes and Woes From Jesus

Who are the blessed? The word “blessed” generally refers to being a “privileged recipient of divine favor.” [1] Conversely, an experience of “woe” is “pain or displeasure,” so the exclamation in the midst of crisis, “alas!” [2] Well, some might suppose the blessed are those who got it made. They have money to pay the … Continue reading Who are the blessed? Beatitudes and Woes From Jesus