Our Heavenly Father created us in His image and likeness (Genesis 1:27). But, when Adam chose to disobey our Father and obeyed the voice of the evil one, he took on the image and likeness of the evil one. Adam created a new identity for himself and the whole human race; this was the first identity theft. Therefore, just as sin came into the world through one man and death through sin, so death spread to all people…
What do these two pictures have in common? You guessed correctly, water. The bridge goes over the water, and the ship sails in the water. Looking at these two pictures, some may look at them with little or no thought about them, but some, like my husband, Tony, saw them as places he dreaded going. We all have fears or reservations about something in our lives due to painful or unpleasant events. I wrote about my fears of…
He is Risen and Yes, We Are Risen with Him Indeed! In this glorious season of celebrating the crucifixion, death, burial, and resurrection of our Lord, I want to reflect on the reason for our Lord coming into the earth in the first place… it was for OUR SAKE. On Easter or Resurrection Sunday, the Orthodox, Catholic, and other liturgical churches greet each other with, “The Lord Is Risen,” and the other person responds, “Yes, the Lord…
From our previous blog, Trials and Tribulations Part 1, we discovered that because Adam opened the door to Master Sin, Sin has wreaked havoc in the world around us. Jesus told us, In the world, you will have tribulations and to be of good cheer because I have overcome the world. John 16:33, Jesus said to be of “good cheer” not because of trials but because He overcame them ALL for us. Our brother, James, had a remarkably similar response to…
You have heard the question, “Why do bad things happen to good people?” We think of how kind they are, the beautiful things they do, or the many people’s lives they touch. Somehow, we believe, ‘Only good things should happen to good people.’ I am not sure why we have come to this conclusion because our Lord Jesus Christ told us, “In this world, you will have tribulation.” Tribulation is defined as ‘pressing pressure, anything that burdens the spirit, affliction, any situation which…