God loves to find His children yearning after Him and seeking His presence. Please find encouragement here to embrace that quest.
The Son of God, the Son of Man, had to spend some time buried away. But He rose just like He said He would. Our hopes can rise with Him too! We can wake up to faith in Jesus Christ! What might it mean for us today if we can just let the resurrection of... Continue Reading →
Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, 1st Peter 1:3 NIV Her husband was loving and doting He was sweet, funny and the nicest guy. Anyone... Continue Reading →
give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus. 1st Thessalonians 5:18 NIV He was a humble farmer. He lived under a beautiful sky in a magical valley. He greeted everyone with a big smile and a warm handshake. His kitchen was a favorite meeting place for family... Continue Reading →
I declare to you, brothers, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable. 1st Corinthians 15:50 NIV Oh, how he enjoyed when his friends came to visit him. They would get out their Bibles and look at texts together. It was a blessing to be... Continue Reading →
But Christ has indeed been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep. 1st Corinthians 15:20 NIV They knew he was going to go. He had been battling cancer for some time. His friends and family prayed a lot. But his condition got worse. Therapy held it off for some... Continue Reading →
If we have been united with him like this in his death, we will certainly also be united with him in his resurrection. Romans 6:5 NIV There is a giant step towards heaven that Christians today tend to overlook. We might enjoy calling ourselves followers of Christ. We may convince ourselves that we love the... Continue Reading →
Or don't you know that all of us who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? Romans 6:3 NIV Some think of baptism as a ceremony to enter a church. They go through with the ritual to comply with the regulations and traditions of the organizers of that institution and those who... Continue Reading →
‘I tell you the truth, unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a single seed. But if it dies, it produces many seeds.’ John 12:24 (NIV) Jesus is telling ahead of time of what still had to happen with Him. He uses the example of a seed that... Continue Reading →
Then their eyes were opened and they recognized him, and he disappeared from their sight. They asked each other, "Were not our hearts burning within us while he talked with us on the road and opened the Scriptures to us?" Luke 24:31-32 (NIV) After the Son of God had fulfilled what was written should come... Continue Reading →
As they talked and discussed these things with each other, Jesus himself came up and walked along with them; but they were kept from recognizing him. Luke 24:15-16 (NIV) People are saying that Jesus has risen. Is it hard to believe? We have had to walk through some amazing discoveries in our faith as we... Continue Reading →
Searching For Christ 