Jesus’ famous words ring in my head, “Take my yoke upon you, and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls” (Matthew 11:29, ESV). How can a yoke bring rest? A yoke implies woak…hard work. And yet, these words from Jesus declare something that we all long for…rest for our souls.…
Worship Jesus. Serve Jesus. Love others.
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The start of the New Year is always interesting for me. Like most, I spend some time reflecting on the past year and wondering what was good and what was not good. I examine what spiritual disciplines I should change and what routines of life I need to adjust. And for the most part, this usually leads me to something new that…
This past Sunday we studied Hebrews 5:11-14 in our series through this book. So far in this book we have studied three different warnings and each warning has caused us to take time to do a spiritual check-up. This past Sunday was no different. These type of texts in Scripture are challenging and convicting. In these texts, we see places in our…
Recently as I was reading through John 13, I was struck by John 13:3 and John 13:5, which says, “Jesus, knowing that the Father had given all things into his hands…began to wash the disciples’ feet and to wipe them with the towel that was wrapped around him.” This text tells us that although Jesus knew that “all authority in heaven and…
Like many people, several years ago I really got into the digital craze. I got my first iPhone was given an iPad. I love using these devices. From everything from keeping up with my mileage, expenses, reminders and my calendar. They were very helpful. I began to read my bible from my devices and wrote notes on my iPad or iPhone bible…
At some point in all of our lives we will all be faced with teh challenge of things not going the way we we had hoped. It could be a job promotion we lose, an award that we thought we deserved and someone else receives, or something we diligently work for and it flops. How do we handle this type of thing…