02Apr
Blessings and Curses
There’s a fine line between a blessing and a curse. How do we know the difference, and what do we do about it?
20Dec
Traffic in Bethlehem
The quickest time machine to retrieve the past is the imagination. A fictitious radio station, WJER-Jerusalem, provides the vehicle to recapture and view some great Biblical events. Television, newspaper, video tape and audio tape, all being unavailable 2,000 years ago, causes us to use the medium of radio to “record” and re-create some great moments surrounding the birth of Jesus Christ. The accounts are biblically oriented with dramatization provided. Other than a radio station’s report of events being the obvious embellishment, no historical biblical facts are altered. For verification, some scriptural references are provided. Complete biblical citations are not included, as many themes are familiar. Although many scholars…
02Mar
Jesus and Fasting
Jesus and Fasting The three great religious practices among the Jews were giving, praying, and fasting. Jesus’ own ministry began with an epic forty-day fast. Jesus begins, “Whenever you fast,” because he probably expected his followers would fast, though neither he nor any of the New Testament writers command it. Jesus offers no technical instructions on when or how to fast, only that fasting should not be for outward show. Apparently, many who fasted made a point of wearing tattered clothing, scrubbing their head with ashes, and stumbling about as though carrying a great burden. Jesus offers two instructions. First, when fasting, look normal—and cheerful! “… put oil…
10Apr
Good Friday Service
Today we remember Jesus’ death on the cross. Things may look bleak today, but death is necessary for resurrection. Sunday’s Coming!
09Apr
Maundy Thursday Service
Thanks for watching our Maundy Thursday service with us! Give us a comment below to let us know you’re watching, and what Maundy Thursday means to you.