Tag Archives: Jesus Christ

Yes, Jesus Loves Me

Posted on September 1, 2022 by Mark

One of the first confessions of faith I learned as a child was this simple lyric: “Jesus loves me, this I know, for the Bible tells me so.” Where the Bible tells me so is in the witness of the … Continue reading →

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A Christmas Crisis

Posted on November 30, 2021 by Mark

It was a personal crisis he could never have imagined. Joseph is taken completely by surprise when he learns that Mary, his future wife, is pregnant. Joseph knew he was not the father. Mary had told him of the angel … Continue reading →

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Caught in the Storm

Posted on October 19, 2020 by Mark

Darkness was setting in as Jesus’ disciples launched their boat onto the open waters of the Sea of Galilee. After miraculously feeding a crowd of more than 5,000 people, Jesus had instructed the disciples to cross the sea and return … Continue reading →

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A Nativity of Imagination or Reality?

Posted on December 22, 2016 by Mark

The Gospels provide two nativity scenes. Luke’s gospel tells of humble shepherds heeding the instruction of an angel and worshipping the Christ Child as He lay in a manger in Bethlehem. Matthew’s gospel tells of reputable magi following a star to Bethlehem and worshipping … Continue reading →

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What’s Good about Good Friday?

Posted on April 3, 2015 by Mark

Have you ever wondered what is good about Good Friday? How can the things that happened on that day and the horrors of Christ’s suffering be good?  How can it be good that he was falsely accused and wrongly condemned and … Continue reading →

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Praying in the Garden

Posted on April 18, 2014 by Mark

The night Jesus was betrayed and arrested he went with his disciples to a favorite place, a quiet place at night I’m sure called the Garden of Gethsemane.  It was in this place that the final minutes ticked down to … Continue reading →

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The Resistance to Christmas

Posted on December 12, 2013 by Mark

The other night in family devotions we read from John Piper’s Good News of Great Joy: Daily Readings for Advent, published by Desiring God.  The reading focused on the theme of resistance to Jesus and highlighted two demonstrations of resistance in … Continue reading →

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What’s Your Number, Pastor?

Posted on October 14, 2013 by Mark

There it was in an email I had received.  I predicted out loud to my wife on our way home from church that another one was slipping away.  My mind raced to figure out what I could do to tighten … Continue reading →

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The Resurrection of Jesus: the Greatest Moment in History

Posted on April 1, 2013 by Mark

I have been challenged to spend the next 40 days writing reflectively on the resurrection of Jesus.  That’s how many days there were between his resurrection and his ascension (Acts 1:3).  It won’t be daily, but I am going to … Continue reading →

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Code Red Christmas

Posted on December 9, 2012 by Mark

Alert systems are put in place to give warnings.  In the wake of 9/11 the newly formed Department of Homeland Security instituted a five-level terror advisory scale: low, guarded, elevated, high, and severe.  Because that system proved to not be … Continue reading →

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