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Holy Week
Holy Week has arrived. A sacred time in the life of a Christian. Each day is one day closer to the cross of Calvary for Jesus. This is a time of reflection for the body of Christ as a whole. And a time of gratefulness and rejoicing. The rejoicing will come later. After the cross. After the burial. And after the Resurrection. What must this week have been like emotionally for Jesus? Well, at least it started off on a high. Jesus entered Jerusalem on a donkey. Word had spread that He was coming to town. The multitudes gathered to greet him. They took the branches of palm leaves and…
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Did It Take All Of That?
Then Judas, having received a detachment of troops, and officers from the chief priests and Pharisees, came there with lanterns, torches, and weapons. Luke 18:3 Listen. On Wednesdays at 6:30 p.m. and on Sundays at 10 a.m., you need to visit St. Luke Baptist Church where the Reverend Eric L. Alexander is my pastor. Listen….he been preaching. And with all the world being at a stand still, you have no excuse to miss out on a good Word. Churches are streaming their services constantly. My couch has been a great pew, and my cat Fitz has been an okay usher. The sermon for Palm Sunday blessed my entire soul. Let’s…
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Perfectly Peachy
Last summer, Bible Study Mama and I went to pick peaches off the trees at Faulkner Lake Orchard. They had already picked peaches available, but I was looking for ways to make me move and get on with life. My vitamin D was low, so I figured this would be as good an activity as any. Plus, there was food involved. We had a peach tree behind my great-grandmother’s house. I was really little at the time that the tree was thriving, so I don’t recall picking peaches off of the branches. However, I do remember picking peaches off the ground. They were the only ones that I could reach.…
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The Journey
God is good. I don’t say that to be deep or super spiritual. I mean that from my heart. I’ve shared with you that I’m spending more time studying the Bible. I have committed to being a faithful student of the Word. The more that I study….the more questions I have. I start in one place and inevitably end up in a completely different place. And let me tell you, the destination makes the journey worth it. I started a twenty-one-day Bible study devotional on YouVerse. My intent was to read that devotional every morning and count that as my time with the Lord. Welllllll, this devotional asked you to…
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A Heart Turned Towards God
Wednesday night’s Bible study began to lay the path for us as we draw closer to Resurrection Sunday. In all this uncertainty, it can be easy for us to take our eyes off the celebration of Jesus’ death, burial, and ultimate resurrection. Pastor came from Luke 22:43-44 primarily. Let’s set the scene. Jesus has gone to the garden of Gethsemane for prayer, but He didn’t go alone. He brought Peter, James, and John with Him. He decides to go a little ways from them but advises them to pray so that they don’t fall into temptation. Jesus kneels and begins to pray. And this is not just any prayer. It’s…
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Swimming With Dolphins
Last Spring Break, Bible Study Cousin and I took Sweet Baby on her first cruise. It was an adventure. Sweet Baby was ready to take Mexico and the open waters by storm. By day two, I was ready for a vacation from the vacation. Annnnnyways, on to the point of this story. We decided that it would be a great idea to go swim with dolphins. I had swam with dolphins many years before, and it was a great experience. Sweet Baby was ecstatic. She screamed and squealed when she saw the dolphins cresting the surface of their enclosures. How exciting! We listened to the instructor tell us how we…
