“Everyone who drinks of this water will be thirsty again, but those who drink of the water that I will give themwill never thirsty again. The water that I will give will become in them a spring water gushing up to eternallife.” (John 4:13-14) We continually search for...
8 But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”-(Acts 1:8 NRSVUE)- When a group of Bible students were reciting the words of a creed they had...
This Year Liturgical Cycle uses the Gospel of Mark as the Gospel Reading. One thing we can observe when we are reading the Gospel of Mark is that the writer is a masterpiece of understatement. Such a literary tech-nique allows readers, especially us, to activate our...
31 But those who wait on the Lord, Shall renew their strength;They shall mount up with wings like eagles,They shall run and not be weary,They shall walk and not faint.(Isaiah 40:31 NKJV) As we enter a New Season of the Liturgical Year, I want you to think about this,...
Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. (Philippians 4:6)Focusing on several guidelines can make today and this year better than previous ones. Here’s how:GUIDELINE 1:...
Aren’t we rushing things a bit? The Thanksgiving Day turkey has barely been finished. We haven’t exchanged Christmas gifts and cheer. What’s all this talk about the New Year? Simple: the First Sunday of Advent, which is coming this December 3, signals a new liturgical...