There are no 'Ifs' with Jesus

“Lord, IF You can get me out of this drunken state…” “IF You can get me out of this relationship….” “IF You can heal me of this disease…..” “IF you will help me pass this test…..” And the list goes on and on. In Matthew 9, we read the account of a desperate father...

Loss of a loved one

This morning during my “Walk through the Bible” reading, I couldn’t get my mind off of my sweet friend. Within the past 3-4 years she has lost her husband, an uncle who was like a second father, and now that same uncle’s daughter. My heart and prayers go out to her...

Kino Kindness

Psalms 11: 16a: “A kindhearted woman gains honor,” 24a: “One person gives freely, yet gains even more;” 25:  “A generous person will prosper; whoever refreshes others will be refreshed.” These verses remind me of one of my dear friend’s mother, Rosie.  What a precious...

Wha, Wha, Wha

“Don’t you get it?!” “How can you still not understand?!” I can just hear the sighing in Jesus’ voice when time after time, miracle after miracle, his disciples and others witness and are right in the middle of the wonderful activities going on with Christ and they...

Recycled

Boy oh boy, the teacher in charge of recycling at my school would have a busy and overflowing bin if what we recycled daily was the list that I read in Mark 7:20-23. Jesus said, “It’s what comes out of a person that pollutes: obscenities, lusts, thefts,...