Religion

"I have set the LORD always before me; because He is at my right hand, I will not be moved. Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoices; my flesh also ...

There is a story of two garment workers in New York City. One was a cutter and one was a stitcher. They were working side by side. They began to talk about v...

Presbyterian Church of Bella Vista

"Early on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene went to the tomb while it was still dark and saw that the stone had been taken away from the tomb. ..." J...

According to Jewish time reckoning, Jesus was in the tomb for three days (part of Friday, all day on Saturday, and a part of Sunday). Sunday would have begun...

Sometimes we can have some awkward situations at the dinner table. I remember one lady who had a dinner party and spent all day preparing for it. When the gu...

Presbyterian Church of Bella Vista

"Early on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene went to the tomb while it was still dark and saw that the stone had been taken away from the tomb. ..." J...

Part 2

Easter is the holiest time of the year for Christians since, without the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus, most of Christianity would be reduced to re...

Jesus said, "I came into this world for judgment, that those who do not see may see, and that those who see may become blind." John 9:39 (Read John 9:1-41)

It was question and answer time at the worship workshop. Pastor and author Thomas Long had been speaking on the theme of worship all morning to a group of pe...

Bella Vista Lutheran Church

"What does the Scripture say? 'Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness.' Now to him who works, wages are not given as a gift, but a...

In my book, "The Riches of God's Grace," I explain about a time when I was learning the difference from being grace-filled versus being a sin-noticer. The jo...