What sustains or energizes me? My job? My children or family? The good opinion of others? Some vision of success or position? Financial comfort or security? A pastor or other church leader? To whatever degree I am relying on anything other than Christ ...

Up-Hill, BY CHRISTINA ROSSETTI Does the road wind up-hill all the way?    Yes, to the very end. Will the day’s journey take the whole long day?    From morn to night, my friend. . But is there for the night a resting-place?

Up-Hill, BY CHRISTINA ROSSETTI Does the road wind up-hill all the way?  Yes, to the very end. Will the day’s journey take the whole long day?  From morn to night, my friend. . But is there for the night a resting-place?

Augustine once said that if Jesus had not designated Lazarus by name, rather than simply saying "Come forth", every dead and buried person would have risen at the command. "The tombs also were opened, and many bodies of the saints who had fallen aslee...

Augustine once said that if Jesus had not designated Lazarus by name, rather than simply saying “Come forth”, every dead and buried person would have risen at the command. “The tombs also were opened, and many bodies of the saints who had fallen aslee...

What if the Name of God is the sound of breathing? What if that is the basis of His being both the Door and the Great Shepherd? - Thank you to my newest Friends of the Show, Melissa M; Patricia P; Brooke E; Michelle S; Teresa D; Carolyn W; Celine E,

He who keeps the gate, keeps what the gate protects. _ Woops! After recording, I somehow exited my editing software before I saved the last segment, and it made me so mad I just produced this show with three segments without re-recording the last twe...

All the “lights” of the Old Testament symbolized the light of God’s authoritative presence in his Word through the institutional priesthood. Jesus fulfills them all as High Priest and Word of God. By filling the “lights” with the power of salvation,

You didn't get an email last week because I was on vacation with my family, which was something of a surprise, as we expected to only be gone the 4th of July weekend. Instead we enjoyed the whole week together.

Throughout history, bread has been the basis of physical nourishment for all people. Because it was such a basic staple, God used bread in many forms and ways in the Old Testament to prepare His people for the fulfillment of them all: the Bread of Life...