Jesus’ power

My husband’s recent testimony, from March 5th

Easter / Resurrection Sunday is the time when we celebrate the fact that Jesus didn’t stay dead. This is worthy of celebration because His resurrection is the whole reason that we can walk in newness of life! Yes, His death paid the price for our sin, and that is vitally important, because without that sacrifice …

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How it’s even possible to do greater works than Jesus

I’m in the middle of a series on praise and worship, and yet I’m waiting for the Holy Spirit’s permission for the next lesson.  In the meantime, the Lord just enlightened me to something that I have been asking Him about for years, and I’m eager to share it! First, let’s pray.  Holy Spirit, I ask …

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Celebrating in the darkness is only possible when you know the Hero

I am going to repost this again, just because it seems like more people than ever are looking for hope this Christmas. Perhaps you, whoever you are, are wondering this: How can we reconcile celebration with everything that is happening? To me, the answer is simply because everything that’s wrong with the world illustrates how …

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Why we celebrate, even though the world is still falling apart

I am going to repost what I shared last Christmas, for the world still seems to be falling apart.  Most likely it always will.  This year, I think that different people would give completely different lists of what that looks like… which parts of things are falling apart and which are falling together. But then …

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Lost in worship of the One with the beautiful, wonderful, powerful Name

It’s late, and I need to go to bed, but I don’t want to. A friend shared this worship video on Facebook… and I’m totally enraptured. Enthralled. “Lost in the art of bringing You praise” to quote a completely different song. Maybe you’ve heard this song before. My daughter says it’s been on the radio, …

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Why we celebrate, even as the world falls apart around us

December 2016.  The once-great city of Aleppo, jewel of the Ottoman Empire and home to 2 million not all that long ago (think Houston, TX for size), is in its death throws as massive evacuations continue. In South America, Venezuela is in total upheaval after the most-used currency bill has suddenly been declared no longer valid, …

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