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Easter. What comes to mind when you hear the word Easter? The Easter Bunny? Jelly beans and chocolate rabbits? These are delicious, and hard-boiled eggs that have been painted with so many brilliant colors are lots of fun… they are fun to decorate, fun to hide, and to watch the kids try to find them on their Easter egg hunts, that’s fun too… but is that what Easter is all about? Read the rest of this entry »
This is the week that we celebrate Good Friday. Have you ever wondered about the name, Good Friday? Does it not seem at least somewhat paradoxical to call the day on which Jesus died Good Friday? Suppose, for a moment, you imagine the death of the person who is your dearest friend here on earth, and let’s say your dearest friend died a horrible death on a Friday. Do you think you would refer to that day the rest of your life as Good Friday? Read the rest of this entry »
1Who has believed our report?
And to whom has the arm of the LORD been revealed?
2 For He shall grow up before Him as a tender plant,
And as a root out of dry ground.
He has no form or comeliness;
And when we see Him, Read the rest of this entry »
I think it is wise to remind you every now and then that the chapter breaks are not inspired… many times they are helpful, but sometimes they hinder us from making a connection with what has happened in the previous chapter… and such is the case today. In chapter 3 Jesus was baptized. Immediately after the account of Jesus’ baptism, Dr. Luke then gave us a lengthy genealogy where he traced Jesus’ lineage through Mary back to Adam. In chapter 4 Dr. Luke is going to give us the details of Jesus’ wilderness temptations. I think it is a fair question to ask, “Why… why did the Holy Spirit breathe out the Scriptures in this order?” Read the rest of this entry »
