“As if on a particular holy day, holiday, we remember again the Lord’s miracles, God’s deeds of long ago. Why? To ignite again our faith in him. I WILL REMEMBER. I HAVE A RECORD.”
Category: Jesus
He Deserves Our Joyful Praise
“Jesus had told them what was to come when he entered Jerusalem. What was to come was out of their hands. What was most pressing in that moment was to praise God joyfully and loudly. “
What Could Happen Next
“After seeing and hearing of Lazarus rising from the tomb, what could possibly happen next?”
This Is the Gospel
“We’re going to have a wonderful time! My son is here – given up for dead and now alive! Given up for lost and now found!’ And they began to have a wonderful time!”
They Deserve It
“God’s kindness and mercy are far ahead of our mere human, prejudicial understanding of who deserves what.”
Who We Are
“The gospel that we hear is that we are reconciled, conformed, harmonized, settled, brought to terms, patched up, fixed up, kiss and made up by Christ’s death to present us holy in his sight, without blemish and free from accusation! Alleluia.”
Our Fruit and Our Dwelling
“EVERYONE WILL BE GROWING SOMETHING in this life; you can’t avoid it. And EVERYONE who hears the words of Jesus WILL BE BUILDING SOMETHING.”
Vital Signs
“We become more focused on our own salvation and self-righteousness rather than to openly struggle with some of these hard sayings of Jesus which challenge our twisted ethics that justify the killing of enemies instead of the loving of the same. How are your vital signs now?”
On Equal Footing
“Just as we are blessed in our current condition of difficulties now, woe to us who are content and full and thought well of now. Things. Will. Change. Honestly, which would you rather be?”
On People Like Us
“We’re not merely hearing about who he is, what he carries or what he can do. We hear today of the effect of him ON PEOPLE LIKE US.”
Psalm 102 in The Message 