He Lives to Pour Out His Spirit
The streets of Jerusalem were bursting at the seams with people. You can feel the joy and excitement as the Festival of Shelters or Tabernacles draws to a close after a week-long celebration.
Entries by Amanda Petersen
Making Known the Unknown
I’m not a big bucket-list person and yet there are many places I’d like to visit. I once had the goal of getting to every single major-league baseball ballpark–not sure when that would happen.
Christ is Our Cornerstone.
Here we are on Confirmation Day. You’ve made it! No more of my essay quizzes, no more Christ-light discussions, no more “What Does This Mean…”
Proverbs Part 2: Lady Lust and Lady Wisdom
The book of Proverbs, King Solomon’s anthology of inspired wisdom, is made up of six distinct units. Chapters 1-9 form a kind of prologue addressing the need for and value of wisdom.
The Grace to Walk Where Jesus Walks
Psalm 23 is arguably the most beloved psalm in the Bible. Two quick internet searches for the most popular psalms both had Psalm 23 at the top of their list. By the end of the service, you’ll have sung it three different times in three different settings and there’s more that we could have sung.
Hope 100%
I asked an Internet robot to give me a definition of hope. This robot browsed hundreds of thousands of websites and came up with this.
Remember Jesus Christ: He Has Risen!
When the women arrived at the tomb early Easter morning, the angels who greeted them did so with three unbelievable words of truth: He has risen!
Four Facts on Easter Joy
The angel, who effortlessly rolled back the massive stone, had clothes of dazzling white and his appearance was like lightning. It must have been terrifying for the two women who came upon this otherworldly being.
By His Wounds We are Healed.
A man once told me of the extraordinary night when he should have died. He was driving on a lonely highway across northern Wisconsin in the middle of the night.
Take and Eat; Take and Drink
So here we are again, at the most significant, most sacred weekend in our worship life as Chrsitians.
