We celebrate the forty days that lead up to the death and resurrection of
Christ by fasting, prayer and reflection. The forty days after the resurrection are not
quite as celebrated, though perhaps they should be. The death of Christ led us to...
And Easter is everything! Following His baptism, Jesus spent forty days and nights in the desert, neither eating nor drinking. He was isolated from all those who could encourage him, sleeping rough in the wilderness. After that the Bible says...
As I write this it’s -14 degrees here in Minnesota, brr! But I know soon that warmer days will be here. What I long and hope for is just around the proverbial corner. Spring, Easter, new life, longer, brighter days—and the fullness of the kingdom...
What does the Christ of the new year look like for you? Is He the King of a kingdom you are part of and building for? Or is He a Savior you once trusted, and now gratefully live out your days waiting for heaven? What you are looking for may...