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The Road to Emmaus – Closer than He seems “… Jesus Himself drew near and went with them. But their eyes were restrained, so that they did not know Him.” Luke 24:15-16 Two disciples were returning home after the events of the crucifixion, burial, and now,...
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National Day of Prayer This is our little peachy-pink Azalea which we thought died last season, but maybe it was just tired. Weary. A few days ago it began to blossom forth in flower-laden splendor. Amazing what a little sunshine and rain will do. Prayer works in the...
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Peter – You follow Me, Part two Jesus was on the shore cooking breakfast as the men paddled toward shore. He called to them asking about their catch. They called back that they’d been skunked to which the stranger called out to throw their nets on the other...
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Peter – You follow Me, Part One Just before the crucifixion of Christ, on the night He was betrayed, Jesus shared a meal with the disciples, initiated the Eucharist with the bread and wine after supper, washed the disciples feet, and then took them on a walk out...
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The Disciples – Nearer My God to Thee “Then, the same day at evening, being the first day of the week, when the doors were shut where the disciples were assembled, for fear of the Jews…” (John 20:19-23) The body of Jesus was gone, the grave clothes folded...