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Prayer Lottery

Prayer Lottery
Prayer is such a mystery to me. Sometimes God chooses to intervene and change events based on my request. And then sometimes He doesn’t. But God always acts according to His will, so when does He answer prayer? I’ve previously used the analogy that God is not a vending machine – that if we ask the…
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Delivered

Delivered
Our Jewish friends celebrate the end of Passover this week, marking their deliverance and freedom from slavery in Egypt. As followers of Jesus, we are also celebrating our deliverance this week, freedom from the sin that held us captive. The parallels in these celebrations are no coincidence. Jesus, our Passover Lamb, delivers us from death…
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Precious Lamb

Precious Lamb
We marked Lamb Selection Day on Sunday (Palm Sunday), the day when ancient Jews were instructed to choose a lamb to be slaughtered for their family on Passover. But Passover comes four days later, meaning the lamb was to live with the family during that time. That seems really odd to me. Why this strange…
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God’s Friend

God’s Friend
God has blessed me with some great friends. We get together often, enjoying one another’s company, sharing our plans, revealing our innermost thoughts and dreams. These are people I trust, whose promises are reliable. The Bible tells us that God walked with Adam and Eve in the garden and He spoke with Moses face to…
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