Just one example of a meaningful cross reference is when Jesus says,“My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”while on the cross. This is the first phrase ofPsalm 22. This poem initially conveys the experience of being surrounded by those hate you and feeling an overwhelming sense of...
When God came into the world as Jesus Christ, He came to make Himself known to the world and bring God the glory above all things. Jesus established the kingdom of God which was to reign forever. Jesus also came to earth for God’s people. Man was full of sin and needed a way to...
aFinally, Jennifer came from the back stage when she was announced. She was as usual eloquent, sophisticated and a little emotional. In the beginning of her speech she talked about The L Word and how much she had learned from being on the show. She said, “The show taught me about lov...
A new church year begins next Sunday with the First Sunday of Advent, as we slow down a bit, breathe deeply, and begin to think about what it means that God has come into the world in the flesh, as a little baby named Jesus.But today is Christ the King and in the scripture ...
Jesus came into the brokenness and blight of the world. As the Christmas song, “O Holy Night,” says, The King of kings lay thus in lowly manger, In all our trials born to be our Friend. He knows our need— to our weakness is no stranger. ...
Mahatma Gandhi once said that“there are people in the world so hungry, that God cannot appear to them except in the form of bread.”It is true.The two cannot be separated. Jesus knew that. So, Jesus offered food for the hungry—in every way. (That’s the reason he just came out ...
That evening, after eating the thin gruel Annie provided, Mr Smith came to her mattress. She cowered. What had she done? “I knew you would be good. Folks are sorry for a pretty little girl. That was a nice haul you got today.” He stared at her with his eyes narrowed. “You mus...
They did this deep-dive into all these bizarre pages on Facebook where it’s AI-generated pictures of Jesus and AI-generated pictures of children from the global south who have built cars out of water bottles. Really weird, niche...
Tears. “Jesus.” My breath caught. Tears came to my own eyes. Could it be? I can count a million parenting moments I looked nothing like him… this, this is what I long for all the time. Oh God, may it be so. May I look to you, may we all look to you – so that even ...
There is enough love for everyone, in heaven. This heaven is within us here and now, according to Jesus. It is that wide, undisturbed space where we receive with gratitude all that Spirit is continually sharing.Love is freely given from God and when our heart is eager and willing, we ta...