Passion Week:  The Stones Will Cry Out

The day when we celebrate Jesus’ Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem for the last week of His life.  He entered with the intention of taking on the sins of the world and dying so that we might live. All over the world, people celebrate this day as the beginning of...

Communion or the Lord’s Supper?…

It was woven into the culture of every church I attended.  But then my dad was the pastor, so it was perfectly consistent everywhere I went. Some of my strongest memories of the Lord’s Supper happened on Saturday night.  Not because we had a Saturday evening...

In the footsteps of Jesus

It was a wonderful experience to walk in the places where the great stories of the Bible occurred.  It changed the way I read my Bible. I can close my eyes and see the valley of Elah where David defeated Goliath.  I have strong recollections of the city of Jericho by...

Celebration of the RESURRECTION

This is my favorite time of the year. I literally get more psyched about this season than I do about Christmas.  Yes, the nativity is fantastic.  The pictures are lovely.  The sentiments are warm and fuzzy.  “Christ is born!” is a wonderful proclamation....

Surprises you find in the Holy Land

Long ago I made a couple trips to the Holy Land.  One of my stops was Bethlehem.  The spot of the birth of our Savior. Did you know that a silver star marks the spot where a large portion of Christianity believes that baby Jesus was actually born? I shared a blog post...

See the EXACT place Jesus was born

Many years ago, I had the opportunity to tour Israel.  Twice, in fact.  It’s a powerful visual aide to have seen many of the places I’ve read about in my Bible.  On both trips, we visited the town of Bethlehem.  I want to...