Easter, Word Wednesday

Word Wednesday: A New Understanding of Palm Sunday/ Hosanna and Psalm 118

(The photo above is one I took of the narrow streets of present day Jerusalem.) We celebrate Jesus’ final entry into Jerusalem as “Palm Sunday” because the people threw their coats on the road for a make-shift red carpet, and they tore off palm branches to wave in the air as they yelled, “Hosanna! Hosanna!” Have you ever wondered why …

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Bite of Bread, Easter, Uncategorized

Bite of Bread: Palm Sunday Week Reading Plan

I love Easter. It’s my favorite holiday. I would like to tell you that it’s my favorite because I’m just that spiritual, but I have a sneaky suspicion that I love it because Easter always ushers in spring. Even in cold climates where an Easter sweater is required rather than a new Easter dress because the snow won’t melt without …

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Judgment

How to Thrive in a Culture of Critics

“Do not judge, or you too will be judged. For in the same way you judge others, you too will be judged. For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.” ~Jesus   We live in a culture of critics. Everybody has an opinion, and …

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faith, Uncategorized, Word Wednesday

Word Wednesday: Believing in Jesus When His Words Don’t Seem True

   I am the living bread that came down from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever. This bread is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world. . . . I tell you the truth, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink His blood, you have …

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How to Turn Negative Thoughts Around and Combat Worry with One Question

  Are you worried about something right now? Most of us are. It seems to be in our DNA. We lay in bed at night unable to sleep as worry steals our peace. We work every possible scenario for a solution, but none seems viable. Or we can’t stop thinking of the very worst end to the problem. But have …

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