Friends “Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene went to the tomb and saw that the stone had been removed from the entrance” (John 20:1, NIV). Have you ever found yourself in the pit of despair? It is a desperate, lonesome place. The pit is dark, … Continue reading Monday Motivation: Can This Be Real?
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Monday Motivation: The Blessing Of The Cross
Friends Happy Easter! Hallelujah! Jesus is Alive! He is Risen! He is Risen Indeed! All hail the power of Jesus’ Name! Last Sunday, our Praise Team at my church presented a Palm Passion & Praise service using selected scriptures and praise and worship music to share the journey of Jesus during His last week … Continue reading Monday Motivation: The Blessing Of The Cross
Monday Motivation: Curtain
FriendsThe older I get, the more I realize how much there is still to learn. May we keep on learning, growing, and serving. +++It was now about noon, and darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon, for the sun stopped shining. And the curtain of the temple was torn in two.Luke … Continue reading Monday Motivation: Curtain
Good Friday
Friends On this Good Friday, may we pause and remember Jesus' great sacrifice on the cross. He gave it all for you and for me. +++ Now Jesus was going up to Jerusalem. On the way, he took the Twelve aside and said to them, “We are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of … Continue reading Good Friday
Monday Motivation: Paradise Found
FriendsHoly Week is upon us! The parade of Palm Sunday has passed. Now our gaze shifts to the cross. Upon that hill so long ago and so far away, Jesus paid the ultimate price, and because of His sacrifice, you and I have the promise of paradise. To Jesus, we sing, “Hosanna, Hosanna in the … Continue reading Monday Motivation: Paradise Found
Monday Motivation: Robe
Friends What robe do you wear on this Monday morning? When you look in the mirror, what do you see? Are you disheveled by the weight of sin and shame? Are you plagued by fear? Let's take a fresh look in the mirror. Let's close our eyes and breathe deeply. Now open your eyes to … Continue reading Monday Motivation: Robe
Monday Motivation: Illumination
Friends Happy Easter! On this Easter Monday, let us rejoice! We have been redeemed. He is alive! Jesus is alive! +++ “O death, where is your victory? O death, where is your sting?” The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. But thanks be to God, who gives us … Continue reading Monday Motivation: Illumination
Monday Motivation: Welcome
Friends Have you ever experienced a warm welcome? Did it lift your spirits? Did it fill your heart with joy? As we walk through this Holy Week, may we welcome Jesus into our hearts and homes, and may His Presence renew our spirits and transform our lives. +++ The next day the great crowd that … Continue reading Monday Motivation: Welcome
The List
Plain white paper. Dark black ink. The list. A very long list. Faults. Failures. Forsaken vows. My sin. Simply written. Just lying there. Flapping in the breeze. Heart pounding. Oh, let no one see. The list. My shame. My sorrow. My regret. All on the list. The plain white paper. Now laid upon the wood. … Continue reading The List
Monday Motivation: Empty
Friends, Easter Greetings! He is Risen! He is Risen Indeed! I am thinking of the disciples on that long ago Saturday. The events of Friday replaying again and agin in their minds like a nightmare that worn’t go away. The future was bleak, their grief inconsolable. Then came Sunday. The emptiness was replaced with astonished … Continue reading Monday Motivation: Empty
Faith Beyond Sight 
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