How do I know that “the wages of sin is death” (Romans 6:23, ESV)? You may have grasped this simple, but oh-so-very-very-complex truth long ago, but I woke up this morning, Good Friday 2023, and thought, “Wow—when all of my…
Grace
Review: Matthew Henry Devotional Bible
On a shelf in our office, Matthew Henry’s Commentary on the Whole Bible is the large red book that has been used perhaps more than most of the other study tools we own. Both Joe and I like his concise,…
When I Stopped to Listen to the Fireplace…
The crackle. The scent of the burning logs. The cozy warmth. [Insert contented sigh here.] Recently Joe and I spent some time at a lakefront cabin near the Shenandoah Valley in Virginia, and we were reminded just how much we…
The Blogger’s Dilemma
We received the call that my friend had passed away. My mother and I hugged one another, prayed for her family, and went to two separate rooms of the house, each to experience our private grief in the ways necessary…
I Followed Him to Calvary
Several years ago, one of my nieces spent her summer playing the role of Mary Magdalene in the Black Hills Passion Play in Spearfish, South Dakota. The outdoor amphitheater included a setting where the audience could watch as Jesus climbed,…