When the perishable puts on the imperishable, and the mortal puts on immortality, then shall come to pass the saying that is written: “Death is swallowed up in victory.” “O death, where is your victory? O death, where is your sting?” (1 Cor. 15:54-55 ESV) I have reluctantly become a bit of an expert on…
If the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed. (John 8:36 NIV) I’m not a huge movie buff, but I’ve been thoroughly enjoying Disney’s live-action recreations of their classic animated stories. The most recent one was Aladdin. It had been ages since we’d last seen it. I think we had the VHS of…
If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. (Romans 10:9 NIV) We had Vacation Bible School at our church last a few weeks ago. I’ve participated as a leader before, but always in preschool classes because that’s the…
So what makes us think we can escape if we ignore this great salvation that was first announced by the Lord Jesus himself and then delivered to us by those who heard him speak? (Hebrews 2:3 NLT) I first saw the dress on a mannequin in the shop’s window. Its skirt shimmered despite the February…
There’s a concept in mathematics known as fractals. Without getting too far into the weeds with a definition, fractals are self-repeating patterns. Imagine a picture of hundreds of triangles within triangles. Zoom in one aspect of the triangle, and you find the same pattern as the larger picture; the repeating pattern allows you to zoom…
Summer at our house means backyard bonfires. We love to have people over to roast hotdogs and marshmallows. Sometimes my husband and I will even go back outside after the kids go to bed, just to talk. We talk about all sorts of things, but eventually, as the fire dies down so does our conversation….