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“When Mary came to where Jesus was and saw Him, she fell at His feet and told Him, ‘Lord, if You had been here, my brother would not have died!’” –John 11:32 William Shakespeare once said, “Expectation is the root of all heartache.” Somehow, I, too, unknowingly adopted the mindset of “no expectations, no disappointments.”…

“But the father said to the servants, “Bring quickly the best robe, and put it on him, and put a ring on his hand, and shoes on his feet. And bring the fattened calf and kill it, and let us eat and celebrate. For this my son was dead, and is alive again; he was…

You will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” –John 8:32 What is truth? In our modern times, truth seems to be in the eye of the beholder. Everyone is supposedly living out their own version of truth. It’s no wonder our culture is such a mess. People don’t get their drive-through…

“There is an occasion for everything, and a time for every activity under heaven.” –Ecclesiastes 3:1 Life changes. Life (noun) changes (verb). Or, life (adjective) changes (noun). Either way you say it, life can and does change. And life changes impact us, whether they are good changes or not-what-we-expected changes. I have all the words…

“For I am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, nor height nor depth, nor any other created thing will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.” Romans 8:38-39 Do you ever wake…

But they who wait for the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint.” Isaiah 40:31 Waiting seems to be the antithesis of everything 21st century America. Our modern culture is unaccustomed to the idea of waiting.…

“But he was pierced for our transgressions; he was crushed for our iniquities; upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace, and with his wounds we are healed.” Isaiah 53:5 If you know me at all, you know that I love animals. I thank God that He is Creator, and in His wisdom, love,…

“But God, who is rich in mercy, because of His great love that He had for us, made us alive with the Messiah even though we were dead in trespasses. You are saved by grace!” Ephesians 2:4-5 In 2016, I wrote a Bible study entitled, “But God.” It was the sort of thing that only…

” ‘But you,’ he asked them, ‘who do you say that I am?’ Peter answered, ‘God’s Messiah.’ ” Luke 9:20 That question echoes in my mind: “Who do you say that I am?” If I were Simon Peter, and Jesus the Messiah asked me that question, what would my response be? Peter answered it accurately.…

“But I consider my life of no value to myself; my purpose is to finish my course and the ministry I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the gospel of God’s grace.” Acts 20:24 Every day I am witness to the wandering purposelessness of mankind. Humans racing from here to there, searching, striving,…