“Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: but when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life.” - Proverbs 13:12 There’s a kind of ache that doesn't show up on an X-ray. It won’t keep you home from work, but it keeps you awake at night. It won’t break bones, but it bruises the soul. …
(Reflections from Sunday Morning's Message - Luke 10:38–42) She meant well. That’s the thing about Martha—she wasn’t careless, she was committed. Her home was open, her table was full, her heart was sincere. The bread was baking, the water was poured, the linens were pressed. She was doing all the right things, for all the …
Continue reading When Doing for Jesus Replaces Being with Jesus
(Reflections from Sunday Morning's Sermon) The holiest sound in that temple that day wasn’t the law being quoted—it was the stones being dropped. When the noise of accusation faded, silence took the room. The dust hung heavy in the air like smoke after battle. One by one, the Pharisees slipped away until only two figures …
Continue reading Mercy in the Dust: Jesus and the Woman in John 8
(Reflections from Sunday's Message) They dragged her into the temple that morning.Dust swirled around her feet, shame clung to her shoulders.The crowd pressed close, their fists heavy with stones and hearts heavier with judgment. She was guilty, they said. The law was clear. The punishment was death. And then there was Jesus. He didn’t raise …
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