A daily walk in faith, hope and love
Easter always begins with emptiness: an empty tomb. Yet, the only reason there is emptiness, is because Jesus is risen. So he stepped out of the tomb and it was found empty. But, we often dislike the idea of emptiness because it connotes 'a lack of'. Yet, emptiness has to be considered as an opportunity.... Continue Reading →
Mark 10:1 Then Jesus left that place and went into the region of Judea, beyond the Jordan. Again the crowds came to Him and He taught them, as was His custom. We read about Jesus and his teaching of the people as his custom was. This was no new thing, he did it often and... Continue Reading →
DAY 121 Acts 16:27 The jailer woke up, and when he saw the prison doors open, he drew his sword and was about to kill himself because he thought the prisoners had escaped. After reading today's text, I had to search for "what is the punishment for jailers who lose prisoners?" In modern times, the... Continue Reading →
DAY 192 Matthew 9:33 And when the devil was cast out, the dumb spake: and the multitudes marvelled, saying, It was never so seen in Israel. The only reason this was the case was because the revealer of this dimension had not yet walked the face of the earth. Jesus, at whose hands those works... Continue Reading →
130/365 SEPARATE YOURSELF John 13:31 As soon as Judas left the room, Jesus said, “The time has come for the Son of Man to enter into his glory, and God will be glorified because of him. The moment I read the opening verse of today's, Gospel, me mind was immediately cast to the story of... Continue Reading →
91/365 LOOK AHEAD Isaiah 43:18 Do not remember the former things, Nor consider the things of old. Today's scripture employs the use of two action words 'remember' and 'consider'. Although the instruction is to do neither, the latter is of interest in our discourse today. Consider is used in more active terms to suggest 'thinking... Continue Reading →
DAY 175 OF 365 IN 2021 FORGE A NEW PATH Luke 1:60-61 And his mother answered and said, Not so; but he shall be called John. And they said unto her, There is none of thy kindred that is called by this name. Change is resisted because it is accompanied by an abandonment of norms... Continue Reading →
Mark 10:48-49 Many rebuked him and told him to be quiet, but he shouted all the more, “Son of David, have mercy on me!” Jesus stopped and said, “Call him.” So they called to the blind man, “Cheer up! On your feet! He’s calling you.” I always pictured in this text Jesus doing the calling... Continue Reading →
DAY 122 OF 365 IN 2021 Acts 9:26 When he came to Jerusalem, he tried to join the disciples, but they were all afraid of him, not believing that he really was a disciple There is an old Akan saying that 'even when a mad man is completely healed, there is still enough lurking in... Continue Reading →
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