Invitation to Think on These Things
TRANSCRIPT What we think about God determines how we'll respond to everything else. How we think matters. It's why I plan this whole year to focus on how we think by diving in to who God is and how to study His Word effectively. To kick off this year's...
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One Day. Two Days. Reality Sunk In. Jesus Was Gone.
REALITY SUNK IN "It is finished," He'd cried. Then He lowered His head and gave up His Spirit. Jesus' followers watched as the earth moved. Reality sunk in. Jesus was gone. They laid Him in a tomb. A stone sealed away hope. Reality sunk in. Jesus was gone. The...
Three Powerful Ways Christ Said I Love You
I love you. The three best words ever spoken. In French, they say Je t’aime. In Italian, Ti amo. Spanish, Te amo. Germans say Ich liebe dich. But on Good Friday, Christ said I love you with three different words: It is finished. With these three words,...
How Jesus and Barabbas Are Similar but Very Different – And That Makes All the Difference
Just imagine1. . . Barabbas, the son of the father “He’s so beautiful,” the baby's mother said to her husband. “Look, he has your eyes. Let’s call him Barabbas, son of the father.” The proud father smiled. Years flew by, and Barabbas grew up. Somewhere along the path...
Jesus, The King of Peace. Us, the Donkey?
Jesus, The King of Peace The end was near. Jesus' ministry on earth was approaching its climax, but the large crowd gathered in Jerusalem for Passover remained unaware. All they knew was this man called Jesus was coming. They hoped He was coming to set them free from...
A Cross, Not a Stone Because Jesus Came to Set Us Free, Not Be Set Free
Everything would’ve been different if hadn’t God intervened because He required a cross, not a stone, and Jesus came to set us free, not to be set free.
Why is the Truth that God is Sovereign so Comforting?
God is sovereign, but what does that mean and why do we care? Understanding God’s sovereignty comforts us in the storms of life and every day.
Be Still & Know – Praise Picture
Be still and know God has a plan for you. God is in control. God loves you. I AM God [bctt tweet="Be still and know . . . GOD #GodIsInControl #GodLovesYou" username="JeanWilund"]
Plant Faith, Not Fear. Because We All Have to Live WITH Fear, but not IN Fear. Always.
We All Live WITH Fear I was eight years old and terrified. I'd taken my bike for a spin in our neighborhood when it suddenly morphed into a Stephen King bicycle -- a sort of Christine the Possessed Car's cousin. My bike seemed alive and determined to be rid of me....
My Tulips Were Smarter Than Me – And They Don’t Even Have a Brain
My tulips were smarter than me. Which is kind of sad since they don't even have a brain. But they do have great instincts. With just their God-given instincts, each one of my tulips turned around in their vase and faced the light streaming through my window. They...
God’s Truth, A Shroud of Swiss Alps Clouds, and an Early Morning Lesson
I'm Awake Now! I opened my eyes just before 7:00 am as I've done countless times. But never before had the view from my bed slapped me so fully awake. Breath-taking, snow-capped mountains towered just beyond my open balcony door. It felt like I could touch them....
Never Forget In The Dark What God Has Shown You In the Light
Never forget in the dark what God has shown you in the Light. Remember Truth. It never changes. God never changes. Read these verses to help you remember the light of truth in the darkness of night. † You, LORD, are my lamp; the LORD turns my darkness into light. ~ 2...
Hate and Despair Are Never the Answer. Jesus Is.
I Miss Fluffy Facebook I never thought I'd miss reading a Facebook post about what someone ate for breakfast or that they're going to brush their teeth. But with so much hate and despair spewing out on Facebook and on every place an opinion or thought can be spewed, I...
“You will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”
John 8:32
