Resolve is one of my favorite words. The word just “feels” like toughness, doesn’t it? The online Merriam-Webster dictionary has several meanings for the word “resolve.” At the first of the year, many people reflect back and look ahead. They take into account their successes and failures, their regrets, and they plan ahead for a…
Lent Devotions – 2026
It is difficult to believe, but Ash Wednesday is already upon us, ushering in the Lenten Season for 2026. Join us two or three times each week as we enjoy Lent Devotions, which help us prepare our minds and hearts for Easter. There are so many ways to meditate in the days before Easter. Often,…
Before the Resurrection
The resurrection is arguably the most unique and yet, critical, doctrine of the Christian faith. The resurrection changes our understanding of our future. It alters how we perceive our value and purpose. The resurrection validates the truth of Christianity’s teachings and claims, as it motivates and moves each step we take. Even though all four…
The Passion of the Season
We focused our thoughts during the last few weeks on our freedoms. Going forward, we will attempt to prepare the passion of our hearts for Easter during the season of Lent. Valentine’s Day provides the perfect setting for transition between the two. A day to think about romance and passion dates back to pagan rituals…
Psalm 51 – A Sad Psalm
Unlike many of the other Penitential psalms, we want to spend the entire week focused on this one passage of Scripture. Psalm 51 contains some important truths for us to consider. This well-known passage is perhaps the most difficult to expound of all of these special psalms. The Words of an Expositor Charles Haddon Spurgeon…
Psalm 38 – The Way David Must Feel About Sin
How do you feel about sin? You may be tempted to answer, “I feel guilty” or “I am filled with remorse.” Certainly, we should feel badly or negatively about the fact that we have been lured into Satan’s snare. Reading Psalm 38 gives a peek into how David felt. Though he does not actually name…
Psalm 32 – Overwhelmed
Has there ever been a time – maybe even right now – when you have so much going on that you are struggling to cope with it all? Perhaps you don’t have too much going on, but one thing is so stressful that you are having a difficult time making decisions or functioning. What are…
Lent | Reading 5
The season of Lent provides a time for us to contemplate the depth and passion of our commitment to Christ as we approach Holy Week and Easter. Forty days are set aside as a sacred time to remember the forty days of fasting and prayer that Jesus spent in the wilderness before beginning His earthly…
Holy Week | A Chance to Step Closer
Articles in this column over the last several weeks have considered ways that Christians can confirm their calling into the faith. Tangible actions and attitudes contribute to affirmation and confidence in the process of maturing as a believer. Christianity’s cornerstone doctrine, and foundation of one’s calling, is the resurrection. Paul calls the resurrection of Jesus…
Raise a Hallelujah
Palm Sunday celebrates the commemoration of Jesus’ final entry into Jerusalem before His crucifixion. Remembering the day in worship can be traced back to the late third century. [su_quote align=”right” cite=”Johnathan Edwards”]To pretend to describe the excellence, the greatness or the duration of the happiness of heaven by the most artful composition of words would…