The flowers are blooming, the birds are singing, and the pollen is persistently present. It is time to return to the outdoors, enjoy the sunshine, and revel in the bursts of life nature displays. Spring has sprung! One of the most wonderful parts of spring is the return of life we witness in nature. In … Continue reading Resurrection
Category: Easter
“Father, Into Your Hands I Commit My Spirit!”
This devotional is the last in a seven-part series leading up to Easter through the season of Lent. Each week’s devotional has focused on one of Jesus’ seven sayings from the cross. “Then Jesus, calling out with a loud voice, said, ‘Father, into your hands I commit my spirit!’ And having said this he breathed … Continue reading “Father, Into Your Hands I Commit My Spirit!”
“It Is Finished”
This devotional is the sixth in a seven-part series leading up to Easter through the season of Lent. Each week’s devotional will focus on one of Jesus’ seven sayings from the cross. “When Jesus had received the sour wine, he said, ‘It is finished,’ and he bowed his head and gave up his spirit.” John … Continue reading “It Is Finished”
“I Thirst”
This devotional is the fifth in a seven-part series leading up to Easter through the season of Lent. Each week’s devotional will focus on one of Jesus’ seven sayings from the cross. “After this, Jesus, knowing that all was now finished, said (to fulfill the Scripture), ‘I thirst.’” John 19:28 This verse comes directly after … Continue reading “I Thirst”
“My God, My God, Why Have You Forsaken Me?”
This devotional is the fourth in a seven-part series leading up to Easter through the season of Lent. Each week’s devotional will focus on one of Jesus’ seven sayings from the cross. “And about the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, ‘Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?’ that is, ‘My God, my God, … Continue reading “My God, My God, Why Have You Forsaken Me?”
“Woman, Behold Your Son! Behold, Your Mother!”
This devotional is the third in a seven-part series leading up to Easter through the season of Lent. Each week’s devotional will focus on one of Jesus’ seven sayings from the cross. “When Jesus saw his mother and the disciple whom he loved standing nearby, he said to his mother, ‘Woman, behold, your son!’ Then … Continue reading “Woman, Behold Your Son! Behold, Your Mother!”
“Today You Will Be With Me in Paradise”
This devotional is the second in a seven-part series leading up to Easter through the season of Lent. Each week’s devotional will focus on one of Jesus’ seven sayings from the cross. “And he said to him, ‘Truly, I say to you, today you will be with me in paradise.’” Luke 23:43 The Bible tells … Continue reading “Today You Will Be With Me in Paradise”
“Father, Forgive Them”
This devotional is the first in a seven-part series leading up to Easter through the season of Lent. Each week’s devotional will focus on one of Jesus’ seven sayings from the cross. “And Jesus said, ‘Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do.’ And they cast lots to divide his garments.” Luke 23:34 … Continue reading “Father, Forgive Them”
Lessons from the Dogwood Tree
Where I live, there are a lot of dogwood trees. I love to see these beautiful trees in full bloom in the spring. This year, I have noticed and been able to appreciate them more. These trees are unique in their flowering appearance, but their glory is short-lived. Their bloom may be admirable, but it … Continue reading Lessons from the Dogwood Tree
The Death of Death
"The last enemy to be destroyed is death." - 1 Corinthians 15:26 In 1 Corinthians 15, after describing how Jesus will destroy every rule, authority, and power, reigning "until he has put all his enemies under his feet" (v. 25), the Bible says that the last of these enemies will be destroyed is death. Death is … Continue reading The Death of Death