JOHN 19:28-30 28 Later, knowing that everything had now been finished, and so that Scripture would be fulfilled, Jesus said, “I am thirsty.” 29 A jar of wine vinegar was there, so they soake

“When the soldiers crucified Jesus, they took his clothes…” “…they took his clothes…” It’s too easy for us to overlook these four little words reading past them with

JOHN 19:18-22  18 There they crucified him, and with him two others—one on each side and Jesus in the middle. 19 Pilate had a notice prepared and fastened to the cross. It read: Jesus of Na

Pilate declared Jesus innocent, yet he faced an angry mob. He feared the personal repercussions of releasing Jesus. Rather than carry out his duty as a judge, Pilate devised a way to release Jesus without

God’s plan of redemption stretches back before time. God foreknew man’s sinful desire to elevate self. God planned for the redemption of man and accomplished every detail of that plan because he is in control

Pilate was assigned to serve as the Roman governor (procurator) of Judea in AD 26. His five predecessors exercised discretion wisely choosing to show respect for Jewish c

I don’t think I’m alone when it comes to drawing lines of forgiveness- places where I’ve made up my mind that I can forgive anything but that. Forgiveness is such a hard thing.   Forgiven

“Jesus loves me this I know…” I sang this song over and over to myself last night. I made up my own words to remind me of His faithfulness, goodness, and forgiveness. But mostly, I reminded myself of H

Nirvana – a state of perfect happiness in which there is no suffering.   Every soul is born with this desire. People long for peace, prosperity, and unity for all mankind. This is how creation began. In

We met Jeffrey when he was less than two years old. My children were two and four at the time. His parents quickly became close friends. We walked with them through Jeffrey’s diagnosis with autism. We walked with t

18  Then the Lord God said, “It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a helper fit for him.”  19  Now out of the ground the Lord&nb

Over the years, I’ve learned much about how to quickly shut down a conversation. In the past, I spoke the facts with an air of superiority giving no regard for feelings. They were wrong so it was their problem if I