It was early, and the alarm’s chirp was much too cheery. Shuffling down the stairs, I turned on the overhead light which immediately dispelled the shadows in the room but not my mind.  Sitting on the sofa, I flipped my Bible open to Acts 16. Paul was on his second missionary journey. He had endured […]

Many people associate Easter Sunday with special religious programs, family gatherings, or commercial aspects like Easter eggs and spring clothes. But the heart of Easter should focus on Christ and how Jesus fulfilled God’s plan through his life, death, and resurrection. Christians celebrate Easter to remind ourselves and others of the cross, and Jesus’ ultimate […]

For three years, Jesus had taught his disciples incredible truths. Dispelling falsehoods found in the manufactured faith of the religious elite in Jerusalem, Jesus instructed his chosen men in the matters they would take to others after his death. Now, this hour—the hour of his death—had drawn near. With all the determination of a Hebrew […]

I stopped listening to Professor Miller’s answers to students’ questions after only a few days in his class. He had two PhDs and could intelligently discuss any topic under the sun, but he somehow managed to make basic college math unintelligible. He repeated the same complex answers over and over as though the repetition was […]

Heart pounding, the woman tentatively stepped into the small house knowing she was about to do something completely unheard of, something everyone else in the room, except Jesus, wouldn’t understand. Perhaps they would even throw her out of the house, or at the very least, ridicule her. But she didn’t care, not really; it wasn’t […]