What do you worry about?Finances? Family? Friends? The world around us?In His “Sermon on the Mount”, Christ taught us NOT to worry.Jesus said, “Therefore I say to you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink; nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life […]
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This weekend is Memorial Day weekend in the United States.It’s a great time to remember the ultimate sacrifices that were made by so many – including Christ, Himself – for each of us.Christ taught us there is NO greater love than for one to lay down his life for his friends.Take time to visit a
Apaugasma. One of my favorite words of scripture, Strong’s concordance defines this Greek word, “apaugasma”, as “brightness, radiance” (ie: effulgence:–brightness). In Hebrews 1:3, the author writes, “[Jesus] who being the brightness [apaugasma] of His [God’s] glory and the express image of His person, and upholding all things by the word of His power, when He
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“[In His own words], I go to prepare a place for you. And, if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to Myself; that where I am, there you may be also.” –John 14:2b-3.In the days following Christ’s resurrection, Jesus was seen by many.In 1 Corinthians 15:3-8,
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Something happened. Mary Magdalene was the first to arrive at the tomb, very early in the morning – expecting, as was the custom, to be able to anoint Christ’s body. Imagine her shock, then, when, arriving at the tomb, the guards who had been placed there were no where to be found. The 1.5 to
