Intimate Relationship with God

Intimate Relationship with God

Through the resurrection, Jesus Christ has opened a whole new intimate relationship with God.  After Jesus had breathed his last breath, the curtain of the Temple was torn in two.  The Holy of Holies was opened, and people were able to be in God’s holy presence. We...
Dying to Self

Dying to Self

As we celebrate Palm Sunday this Sunday, we will remember Jesus on his way to Jerusalem.  Jesus has had many forks in the road in his life up to this point and he has ALWAYS made good choices.  After he has made his triumphal entry into Jerusalem the crowd has taken...
Life-giving Spirit

Life-giving Spirit

Have you ever wished you could see tomorrow – to know what’s coming, to know what’s next – beyond the troubles and problems of today?  When a person stands on the Westernmost edge of Alaska (facing the Bering Strait), you can see Siberia, which is about 38 miles...
Godly Sorrow

Godly Sorrow

In Matthew 26:34, Jesus tells Peter, “Truly, I tell you, this very night, before the rooster crows, you will deny me three times.”  How often do we not heed God’s Word in particular situations in our lives?  It is one thing for us to assent to what we believe; it is...
When God Shows Up

When God Shows Up

Is it possible for a person to miss his/her life?  I mean, have you ever been so busy wanting someone else’s life – their car, their house, their job . . . their gifts, their blessing . . . Jacob had always wanted to have what others had, and he missed his own life –...