Why Palm Branches
The last Sunday of the Season of Lent is called Passion/Palm Sunday. Traditionally the story of the passion of Christ and the events leading up to the crucifix...
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The Waiting Cross
Then he took the twelve aside and said to them, “See, we are going up to Jerusalem, and everything that is written about the Son of Man by the prophets will be ...
Evangelical Voters and Donald Trump
The rise of Donald Trump as a serious candidate for the presidency is curious enough but add in the fact that he appears to be playing well among Evangelical vo...
You Feed Them
There are many miracle stories in the Scriptures that if we look at them, a little closer may not always be what they seem to be on the surface. The sto...
Sometimes we Need to Change our Perspective
Jesus entered Jericho and was passing through. A man was there by the name of Zacchaeus; he was a chief tax collector and was wealthy. He wanted to see who Jesu...
John Shelby Spong on Attonment
I have begun a rather series study of the writings of Bishop John Shelby Spong. Bishop Spong’s weekly column continues to provide so very much wisdom. Recently...
A Prayer for Our Country on Election Day
Almighty God, who hast given us this good land for our heritage; We humbly beseech thee that we may always prove ourselves a people mindful of thy favor ...
Spiritual Revival has Nothing to do with Politics
“Two things urgently needed in ministers, if they would attempt great advances for the kingdom of Christ, are zeal and resolve. Their influence and power for i...
Is the Church Dying?
“The church is not dying, it is merely relocating to the streets” – Rev. Traci Blackmon The question of whether or not the church is dying is ...
The Battle with Temptation
In the previous chapters Luke gave us a glimpse of some of the greatest milestones in the life of Jesus and today’s story is one of the greatest. When Jesus was...