Two men were walking home. They were overwhelmed by life, dejected by what they’d seen, and telling themselves, “This is not how it was supposed to be.” Ever felt that way? Like your life isn’t turning out quite as you’d pictured? Wondering perhaps, how did I get here? Maybe you’re going through a rough stretch […]
Wildfires roaring in LA. Flood water devastation still afflicting those in North Carolina. Hurricane damage persists from Milton in Florida. And that’s just the continental United States in the past few months! People have lost everything. “It tests your soul, losing everything at once, I must say.”–James Woods. I suppose it doesn’t make it any […]
It’s Christmas Eve, the night on which the miracle happened. Jesus Came as the Highest Expression of Love ever known. For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. (John 3:16) As we conclude our message series Visitation […]
One of the most beautiful and powerful prophecies of the Old Testament is found in Isaiah 9:6 “For to us a Child is born, to us a Son is given, and the government will be on His shoulders. And He will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. 7 Of the […]
It’s pretty easy—at the end of the year or the end of a race—to feel a little weary from the activity, maybe even a little sad at outcomes that are less than perfect, and in our discouragement, we can let down our guard. No one likes to think about that at Happy Christmas, I suppose, […]
Closure can be the best of things. A job completed and “well done, good and faithful servant.” An ending to a suspenseful thriller in which resolution brings a return to restful feelings, knowing how the story ends. Open chapters and loose ends lend to uncertainty about the future and anxiety over what that looks […]
Have you ever noticed how people jump to excuses or spin lies when caught doing or saying something wrong? It’s almost automatic. People don’t like to be caught with wrongdoing. But people also don’t like being judged without knowing what charges they’re facing. So, we can see Visitation Principle 20: Jesus Came to Give His […]
. Hebrews 9:11 But when Christ came as high priest of the good things that are now already here, He went through the greater and more perfect tabernacle that is not made with human hands, that is to say, is not a part of this creation. 12 He did not enter by means of the […]
