On Palm Sunday in 1975, a 19-year-old mother walks down the aisle of small church in Eastern Ohio. She stops at the altar and bows her head. In the moments that follow, she whispers a prayer to Jesus, confessing her sins and believing in her heart that He is Lord and died to save her. […]
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The Sleeping Giant
Wake up, O sleeper, rise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you. ~Ephesians 5:14 (NIV)~ An eight-thousand-foot mountain rising along Highway 40 in northwestern Colorado sparked my imagination as a child. Each time we drove by it, I would try to visualize its namesake—the Sleeping Giant. Squinting, I could see the outline of […]
Beyond Heaven’s Door by Max Lucado
“Your arthritic joints won’t be in heaven. Your weak heart will be strong in heaven. There is no cancer in heaven. Your new body will have a new mind. No disjointed thoughts. No memory failure. You will be like Jesus.” ~Excerpt from Beyond Heaven’s Door by Max Lucado~ In Beyond Heaven’s Door, Max Lucado explores […]
Sharing the Easter Story with Your Kids
Praise be to God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead . . . ~1 Peter 1:3 (NIV)~ The week leading up to Easter is an opportune time to share the Easter […]