May 27, 2020
And everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved. (Acts 2:21) Today we start a 2-part (maybe 3) series on Pentecost. I am going to start at the end of the story we find in Acts 2. […]
May 21, 2020
Recently I overhead someone say, “So many of these ‘Born-Again’ types just need Christianity as a crutch.” I have heard this many times, and said it myself more than once, back before I realized how badly I needed a crutch. […]
April 8, 2020
Note from Sam: I have pieced together all the Gospel resurrection accounts to form a seamless narrative of what happened on Resurrection Sunday. This is an excerpt that I removed from our latest book, The Missing Link. It is written […]
April 3, 2020
Each year I try to follow Jesus’ movements throughout this, his final week. Especially from Thursday night through Friday, I try to follow closely what Jesus was going through. This helps me stay close to my best friend in his […]
March 25, 2020
You are and I are the same. I don’t have to know you personally to know this. Why – how? You are human. Our “minors” are different, but our ‘majors” are consistent. If you live in the United States I […]
March 18, 2020
He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters, he refreshes my soul. (Psalm 23:2-3) This morning I was chatting with my dear friend Patrick about the sudden halt to all our normal activities. Patrick […]
March 18, 2020
My wife Dina and I just returned from eight days on the ground in Israel. We were with a tour group and each morning our leader and teacher would ask for prayer requests. Please forgive my, perhaps glaring spiritual weakness, […]
March 12, 2020
Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine. (Eph. 3:20) Jesus is at a wedding, having fun, when his mother Mary tells him the wine is out. Jesus answers a need with […]
March 4, 2020
Jesus is at a wedding, having fun, when his mother Mary comes to him with a dilemma. When the wine was gone, Jesus’ mother said to him, “They have no more wine.” John 2:3 What Jesus does next tells us […]
February 25, 2020
When you think of God what words come to mind? Are they positive, negative or just kind of flat? Beyond my childhood years, beginning with my idiot teenage years and extending until I actually met Jesus, my descriptive words would […]
February 19, 2020
We are back diving into the Gospel of John, as we finish our look at John 1:37-51. There are two principles in this passage dear to my heart: For a disciple of Jesus the simple path is, “Follow me.” For […]
February 13, 2020
When Peter saw him, he asked, “Lord, what about him?” Jesus answered, “If I want him to remain alive until I return, what is that to you? You must follow me.” (John 21:21-22, italics added) We are back diving into […]