April 11, 2023
Easter is all about Self. Actually the entire Biblical story is about Self: the battle of our Self against God. Oh, you may think it is about the battle between Satan and God, but Satan long ago realized his best […]
April 4, 2023
Have you heard that when Jesus cried out, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” – this was the point when he took on the sins of the world? And since God cannot look on sin, he turned […]
March 31, 2023
As we begin Jesus’ last week this helps me to walk through it with him. I hope it does you. Friday Note: Many of the actual times of these events are not recorded in Scripture. The timeline represents an approximate sequence of events. […]
March 29, 2023
If you were asked to give a description of a Christian, and I mean by that adisciple of Christ, not a person who goes to a Christian church, what would yousay? Notice I said a description, not a definition. I […]
March 21, 2023
In the Lord’s Prayer … “Our Prayer,” when we state, “Your will be done,” does this nullify our free will? Before we talk about free will, let’s be clear: Nothing happens apart from God’s control. Jesus was emphatic about this: […]
March 15, 2023
When we pray for God’s will to be done, do we have any idea what we are asking? Do you actually want to give up your free will, or do you still prefer your will, your way? Perhaps you’d like […]
December 22, 2022
A Mini-Series on Joseph and Mary Joseph: Well, this is Joseph and I’m back, and I’m with Mary, and yes, we are together! Maybe you already know the rest of our story. I had decided to divorce Mary quietly, foregoing my dowry, […]
December 14, 2022
A Mini-Series on Joseph and Mary My name is Joseph and I could use a little guidance. My life has turned upside down and I am conflicted – to say the least – as to how to respond. As my father often said, “Joseph, […]
December 7, 2022
A Mini-Series on Joseph and Mary Hi, I’m Mary, and I am sick to my stomach. Literally, but also figuratively, as well. I’m 14 years old, and my dreams are about to come true. Or were about to come true. It all looks so […]
April 13, 2022
For the video teaching on this, please link to our 721 Ministries Videos on Vimeo It is Friday morning, and Jesus is hanging on that horrible cross. He has been beaten and whipped to a bloody pulp. Death is near. It […]
January 27, 2022
In his Sermon on the Mount, after his Beatitudes and before he launches into the meat of his talk, Jesus tells his followers: “You are the salt of the earth. …You are the light of the world.” (Matthew 5:13-14) Last […]
January 19, 2022
As Jesus transitions from his Beatitudes into the depth of the Sermon on the Mount, he makes a declaration: “You are the salt of the earth. …You are the light of the world.” (Matthew 5:13-14) What jumps out at me […]