Tag Archives: death

Have you ever stopped to consider this aspect of the crucifixion?

“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in … Continue reading

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as Jesus approached death … beyond understanding

A few days ago I wrote about the intensity of the prayers of Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane. Have you ever stopped to consider the fact that at that point Jesus knew that His time had come and He knew … Continue reading

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as Jesus approached death … I can oh-so-relate

Since we all will face death of this temporary tent we live in at some point, it would seem we should look to the last 16 hours or so of Jesus life and see what we can learn as Jesus … Continue reading

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awaiting the imminent miracle

I have really got this miracle thing all wrong. Now that the doctors don’t have much hope for my recovery from the latest health crisis … the metastasized colon cancer is causing liver failure , I oftentimes say, ‘But we are … Continue reading

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the power in the unsaid … Jesus and the rich young man

In some reading last night, I once again discovered the account of Jesus’ encounter with the rich young man and I saw some things with a different insight … consider this passage … And behold, a man came up to … Continue reading

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a far superior substitute

Excruciating … what kind of pain memories does that bring to mind? For me personally on the 1-10 pain scale, excruciating pain is that pain that hits the 10 or 10 plus rating. Fortunately, I haven’t hit that too many … Continue reading

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ransomed

Typically when we think of the word ransom, we think of kidnapping and the amount of money a business or family will then pay to have a colleague or loved one returned … safe and sound. Of course with kidnappings … Continue reading

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