Do not add to what I command you and do not subtract from it, but keep the commands of the Lord your God that I give you. Deuteronomy 4:2 Friends – I apologize if this is garbled. I have an acute case of wedding brain. My daughter was engaged Easter weekend and within a month we have … Continue reading Add, by Melissa Carey
Tag: The Word on Wednesday
Third, by Catherine Hutton
Returning the third time, he said to them, “Are you still sleeping and resting? Enough! The hour has come. Look, the Son of Man is delivered into the hands of sinners. Mark 14:41 NIV ‘Three’ is a rhetorical device — we find our speech patterns littered with ‘this, this and that’. Our stories have Three Little Pigs, … Continue reading Third, by Catherine Hutton
Gardener, by Ginger Williams
“I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener. 2 He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit, while every branch that does bear fruit he prunes so that it will be even more fruitful. John 15:1-2 It’s spring in my part of the world. Flowers are blooming, birds singing, trees budding, the sights of new life … Continue reading Gardener, by Ginger Williams
Blind, by Becky Antkowiak
Then the LORD said to him, “Who has made man’s mouth? Who makes him mute, or deaf, or seeing, or blind? Is it not I, the LORD?” Exodus 4:11 (ESV) Blind to the Problem I spent several college summers as a camp counselor. A girl returned for an additional session. I recognized her red hair and … Continue reading Blind, by Becky Antkowiak
Finished by Debb Hackett
“It is finished.” John 19:28-30. Three of the most powerful words uttered by a human. Ever. When Jesus declares the ultimate victory as he slips into death, people watching probably didn’t fully grasp what he meant. The crowd likely thought he was giving up his life. And of course, he was. But what they didn’t know, … Continue reading Finished by Debb Hackett