As a Christian, I know I’m supposed to turn the other cheek (Matthew 5:39), forgive my enemies (Matthew 5:44), and love everyone (Mark 12:31), but the fallen nature side of me struggles to do those things consistently. I know the Lord says, “Vengeance is Mine,” and that I’m to leave that to Him, but I
What got me thinking about this topic of rebellion was last Sunday’s sermon. The Pastor said that people who don’t accept God’s free gift of salvation are rebellious. They’re rebelling against God, but they’re really rebelling against being under His authority. They don’t want to “submit” to Him. I’ve admitted time and time again that
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When I was younger, I was rebellious. But, I hid it really well. I guess none of that’s really changed much over the years except that now, I choose my fights carefully. Not every infraction is worth my time, attention, emotions. Some things just need to be let go of. At first, my rebellious acts
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I prefer to call today Resurrection Sunday instead of Easter because it’s believed that Easter refers to the pagan goddess of fertility, Eostre, thus the chicks, and bunnies. My husband wrote a guest blog post about it in 2020. I find myself saying “Easter” because it’s just easier, but how easy was it for Jesus
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The Saturday between the crucifixion and the Resurrection had to be so very painful for Mary and the others who loved Jesus. Not that they truly comprehended what He meant about the third day, but Saturday – being the Sabbath, they were unable to “do” anything. When a loved one passes away, we fill the
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It was now about noon, and darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon,for the sun stopped shining.And the curtain of the temple was torn in two.Jesus called out with a loud voice, “Father, into your hands I commit my spirit.”When he had said this, he breathed his last.The centurion, seeing what
Today is known as Maundy Thursday or Holy Thursday.“Maundy” is Latin for “command” and is associated with the command that Jesus gave His disciples at the Last Supper to love others as He loved them. A new commandment I give to you,that you love one another;as I have loved you,that you also love one another.By
On Wednesday before His death, Christ was in the temple. The chief priests and elders questioned Him as to His authority. Jesus then asked them something that questions their authority, which they couldn’t answer. Now when He came into the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people confronted Him as He was
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