Why do you seek the living One among the dead? He is not here, but He has risen. Luke 24:5-6 Why do we celebrate on Easter Sunday? As a boy, Easter was about one thing and one thing only, the Easter Bunny. At the same time, as I looked forward to the candy, I dreaded having to get dressed up for Easter Mass. There was no point in my life that I did not consider myself a Christian as I grew up in the Roman Catholic church. I won't say that I hated going to mass, but there was

Not that I am speaking of being in need, for I have learned in whatever situation I am to be content. Philippians 4:11 How content are you? What does it take for you to be content? Are millennials less content than my generation (baby boomers)? I believe the answer to that question is an emphatic no. It seems like the older generation is always complaining about the younger generation. I found the following quote interesting and humorous. “The children now love luxury; they h

What shall we say then? Are we to continue in sin that grace may abound? Romans 6:1 When a person becomes a Christian, they are “born again” (John 3:3). They were dead in their sins and now are alive in Christ. However, until we meet Jesus face to face we will struggle with sin. Christians will have a battle with sin as long as we live in these earthly vessels. So, Paul, knowing this, reminds all believers that even as God’s grace has justified us before a holy God, it does n

Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you ought to answer each person. Colossians 4:6 If someone, who did not know you, where to look at your social media would they know that you are a follower of Jesus Christ? Are your posts consistent with the teachings of Christ? Do your comments reflect the Lord you serve? Do your conversations and your speech represent your love for Jesus Christ? If we belong to Christ our speech should reveal

…but through love serve one another. Galatians 5:13b I would like to ask you a question. What is the difference between being a member of Costco or Sam’s club and being a member of your local church? When we are members of the former, we go once a week, or maybe more if we need something special. We bring our list and spend usually the same amount of time each week getting what we need and want. We may speak briefly to those that greet us, check us out, and go over our receip

The Lord is near to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit. Psalm 34:18 Have you ever suffered a broken heart from a lost love? I still remember how I felt when my heart was broken for the first time. I never thought I would get over it but of course, I did. We all have been hurt by someone we love and trusted. Some have been betrayed by those they thought never would. In this life, we all will suffer brokenheartedness and crushed spirits. The psalmist tells us tha

Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who practice homosexuality, nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God. And such were some of you. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God. 1 Corinthians 6:9-11 There

Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. On that day many will say to me, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and cast out demons in your name, and do many mighty works in your name?’ And then will I declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from me, you workers of lawlessness.’ Matthew 7:21-23 This passage of scripture is one of the most sobering in all of the Bible.

Behold, I am the LORD, the God of all flesh. Is anything too hard for me? Jeremiah 32:27 Too many Christians live a defeated life. We worry, we doubt, we fear, and we lack the faith of a mustard seed. Instead, we need to realize that we have been chosen by God to be living sacrifices for Him. We were once slaves to sin and now we are slaves to righteousness. God has given us a helper, the Holy Spirit, which lives in us so we can have victory over our worry, doubt, fear and an