God Is in the Business of REDEMPTION! Can I Get an Amen?

I WANT YOU TO HEAR ME WHEN I SAY THIS, OKAY? I want you to hear me in my preacher-voice, my emotional voice, my truest voice. I want you to hear me cry out with conviction, to see me raise my hands … Read more...

A Lenten Journey: The Wilderness Trail — Day Twenty-Five

John 3:1-13, The Living Bible After dark one night a Jewish religious leader named Nicodemus, a member of the sect of the Pharisees, came for an interview with Jesus. “Sir,” he said, “we all know … Read more...

A Lenten Journey: The Wilderness Trail — Day Twenty-Four

Ephesians 1:7-14, NRSV In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace that he lavished on us. With all wisdom and insight he … Read more...

A Lenten Journey: The Wilderness Trail — Day Twenty-Three

Ephesians 1:3-6, NRSV Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places, just as he chose us in Christ before … Read more...

A Lenten Journey: The Wilderness Trail — Day Twenty-Two

Psalm 84, NRSV How lovely is your dwelling place,     O Lord of hosts! My soul longs, indeed it faints     for the courts of the Lord; my heart and my flesh sing for joy     to the living … Read more...

A Lenten Journey: The Wilderness Trail — Day Twenty-One

Hebrews 9:23-28, The Message That accounts for the prominence of blood and death in all these secondary practices that point to the realities of heaven. It also accounts for why, when the real … Read more...

A Lenten Journey: The Wilderness Trail — Day Twenty

1 Corinthians 3:10-23, The Message Or, to put it another way, you are God’s house. Using the gift God gave me as a good architect, I designed blueprints; Apollos is putting up the walls. Let each … Read more...

A Lenten Journey: The Wilderness Trail — Day Nineteen, Third Sunday

1 Corinthians 1:18-25, NRSV For the message about the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. For it is written, “I will destroy the … Read more...

A Lenten Journey: The Wilderness Trail — Day Eighteen

Exodus 7:30-40, The Living Bible On the morning of the third day there was a terrific thunder and lightning storm, and a huge cloud came down upon the mountain, and there was a long, loud blast as … Read more...