“I have seen the Lord!” (John 20:18) Dear Friends – How anxious and exhilarating it must have been for Mary Magdalene to run looking for the Apostles to tell them on that first Easter Morn long ago, that she had actually seen the risen Lord. Her heart must have been pounding as she struggled to breathe and run as fast as possible with the good news that was to …
“God does not see as man sees, since man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.” (1 Samuel 16:7) Dear Friends – Our outward appearance conveys very little past our ability to dress appropriately while employing proper grooming habits. We notice the disheveled and wonder if they are homeless. The body language of another squirming in their chair at a public meeting depicts one about to …
“When I found him whom my heart loves, I took hold of him and would not let him go.” (Song of Solomon 3:4) Dear Friends – At a very young age, upon the death of my father, I painfully became aware of the reality and surety of a loving Almighty God. It was revealed to me by another, that while my father was in the hospital recovering from a heart …
“We love because He first loved us.” (1 John 4:19) Dear Friends – When you are looking for love and someone takes an interest in you and they make the first move, you can’t help but be flattered and so you reciprocate a desire to get to know them to see if a genuine attraction exists. You meet for coffee and chitchat through the essentials until dates and further outings …