by Dennis Stevenson | Jul 21, 2021 | Uncategorized
It seems like a simple way to explain the differences in the 2 major parts of the Bible. But it’s wrong. Jesus makes appearances in BOTH Testaments. If you know what I’m talking about, stop right here for a minute and reply to this email and tell me what...
by Dennis Stevenson | Jul 12, 2021 | Uncategorized
Different translations. Different study notes. Even different languages. But one of those Bibles is more special to me than all the rest. It’s not because it’s the most expensive – it’s probably the cheapest one of them all. It’s not...
by Dennis Stevenson | Jul 6, 2021 | Uncategorized
It’s a lovely follow-on to the book of Ruth (or should I say Naomi’s Story?). But it contains the most shocking truth that absolutely does not fit in our culture today. The book of Esther tells the story of young Hadassah (Esther was her Persian name),...
by Dennis Stevenson | Jun 29, 2021 | Uncategorized
That’s kind of what the dictionary definition of “omnipotent” means. But when it comes to our lives, we’re really fast to put hard limits on Him. “I’m too old.” “I’m too young.” “I’m not smart...
by Dennis Stevenson | Jun 22, 2021 | Uncategorized
My church small group has been studying it, and I’ve been working on an online study to release this summer (if that interests you, I have something to say to you at the end of this email). This book carries the name of Ruth, the young Moabite woman who ends up...
by Dennis Stevenson | Jun 14, 2021 | Uncategorized
This week I lost a friend to cancer. It’s a lot to process. But he was a strong believer and I rest in faith that he is in the presence of his Savior today, and that some day I’ll see him again. Whenever I am confronted with mortality like this, my mind...
by Dennis Stevenson | Jun 7, 2021 | Uncategorized
It’s not new. It’s been around for centuries. But today’s climate makes it especially persuasive. It essentially boils down to “let’s cherry pick all the warm fuzzies about Jesus and embrace them, while trying to side-step the hard or...
by Dennis Stevenson | May 23, 2021 | Uncategorized
We don’t see it clearly like God does. It’s more like a dark fairy tale that we don’t fully believe in. We treat “sin” as lies, cheating and murder. The obvious bad things. And Jesus in His perfection managed to avoid all of that. I...
by Dennis Stevenson | May 19, 2021 | Uncategorized
I’m always surprised at how much “stuff” people can cram into their heads and spit it out on demand. The starting lineup of both teams in every World Series in the 1940’s (not to mention the batting average and earned run average of the same)...
by Dennis Stevenson | May 14, 2021 | Uncategorized
In an effort to grow in my devotion to God and improve my prayer life, I took the day off work and spent the first 15 minutes of every hour praying for a wide range of topics. All in all it was 2.5 hours of prayer time over the course of the day. That may actually be...
by Dennis Stevenson | May 1, 2021 | Uncategorized
Without breaking a sweat. Stop and think of billions of prayers and billions of answers. What would be the effect on the world in terms of illness healed, lives turned around, marriages restored and souls saved? It would be huge. It could change the course of...
by Dennis Stevenson | Apr 27, 2021 | Uncategorized
Not a big group, a few people from our prayer team. We met at seven o’clock and prayed together for about an hour. When we were done, I realized something profound. I had spent an hour in the company of some serious prayer warriors. It was humbling. But it...
by Dennis Stevenson | Apr 4, 2021 | Uncategorized
In the Old Testament, Elijah raised the dead son of the widow of Zarephath. Jesus raised the daughter of Jairus. Just days before his own resurrection, Jesus raised His friend Lazarus. None of those three resurrections defeated death. They only delayed it. The...
by Dennis Stevenson | Apr 2, 2021 | Uncategorized
In many ways there is nothing good about it. In one life-changing way, everything about it is good. At this point in His week, Jesus had been betrayed and taken into custody. All night long, He’d been shuttled from one place to another for various questionings...
by Dennis Stevenson | Mar 31, 2021 | Uncategorized
Let’s check in on what’s going on with Jesus. Jesus has come to Jerusalem for the last time. He’s intent on completing the sacrifice for our sins. But before that happens, he has some work to do… One thing on His agenda, a visit to the...
