A couple of weeks ago, the Saints Prison Ministry traveled to Sussex Correctional Institution in Delaware to share the love of Jesus Christ with a group of inmates. It is a place we have really enjoyed visiting many times over the years. The staff and inmates have always been so welcoming and supportive. The prison...
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“Why?” she insisted, not wanting to do as I required.“So I can keep you safe,” I replied “Oh, okay.” She sulked, but obeyed. As we exited the car, she let me take her hand and walked beside me even though it was not her desire! It was not easy for this four-year-old bundle of energy to...
Exodus 3:5 “Do not draw near here. Take your shoes off your feet, because the place upon which you stand is holy soil.” There is a relation of the body to the soul akin to that of the shoe to the body. Moshe is told to be ready to step out of his physical reality...
“Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.” (Romans 12:21, NKJV) Reckless words pierce like a sword. (Prov. 12:18) How Satan loves to use those closest to us to inflict the greatest pain. My daughter’s words played over and over again in my mind as my heart broke, tears fell, and I...
“When Jesus had received the sour wine, he said, “It is finished,” and he bowed his head and gave up his spirit.” (John 19:30, ESV) Powerful words, but what do they mean? The religious leaders and angry crowd were probably thinking, “Good riddance; it’s finished!” Satan was probably thinking, “I win. He’s finished.” The disciples...
This coming week is the most important week in human history. It marks the end of Jesus’s earthly ministry and the ushering in of God’s redemptive grace through the cross. As Jesus entered Jerusalem on a donkey, he was greeted by great crowds of people waving their palm branches and shouting out, “Hosanna! Blessed is...
For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. John 3:16 (NKJ) When we accept Jesus and His sacrifice, ALL our sins are forgiven. This was a sticking point for me for a long time. Contemplating the mountain of...
Let no one despise your youth, but be an example to the believers in word, in conduct, in love, in spirit, in faith, in purity. 1 Timothy 4:12 In 1 Timothy 4:12 it seems to imply that there were some fellow believers that disqualified Timothy because of his youth. Qualified means to be entitled to a particular...
