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The disciples surely thought it was finished, that the world had gone insane. How could the Father allow this to happen? Was Jesus teaching all in vain? Both Mary’s surely thought it was finished, as they witnessed their worst fears, seeing the Man they both loved near death. They could hardly see Him through their tears. The high priests surely thought it was finished, their voices rising in a victory shout, as they watched their plan grow to fruition, thinking their competition had been wiped out. Pontius Pilate just wanted it finished. To what crimes can this Man confess? Since...

The captain of the ship looked into the dark night and saw faint lights in the distance.   Immediately he told his signalman to send a message: “Alter your course 10 degrees south.” Promptly a return message was received: “Alter your course 10 degrees north.” The captain was angered; his command had been ignored. So he sent a second message: “Alter your course 10 degrees south–I am the captain!” Soon another message was received: “Alter your course 10 degrees north–I am a seaman third class Jones.” Immediately the captain sent a third message, knowing the fear it would evoke: “Alter...

Time has passed; I’m growing old. There is much that I have seen betwixt the time when I was born and all the years between. Many a lesson has been learned on this journey of my life with mountains of joy and happiness and valleys of toil and strife. Through years of struggle, I came to see the value of work and trial. In time I learned to be content and reflect on it awhile. And in those quiet moments, I learned this to be true: My life would have no meaning, Lord if I had not found you. Every...

God always wants the best for us, But in Eden we sinned; we really blew it. We disobeyed God’s direct decree; We separated from Him, and we knew it. You’d think we’d learn to behave ourselves, But through all time, we just kept doing it; Piling wrong on top of wrong, Our punishment—we kept accruing it. Jesus came and changed all that; He paid the price for all our sins; When we repent and believe in Him, We change, and a better life begins. Easter stands for a second chance For us to choose to put things right; If we...

Lord, you are so wonderful And deserve our love and praise I cannot express just how I feel When I think of your saving grace To think of what you went through That day upon the cross And in the moments leading up to it When soldiers spat and scoffed And beat you with no mercy Making sport and having fun You said not a word in your defence Even though you were God’s son You bore it all out of your love For the lost and dying souls To give us a hope we can hold on to For...