The view from above
The ascensions of both Elijah and Jesus offer encouragement to us who remain below. Do you prefer an aisle seat or a window seat on the airplane? I usually choose…
Please explain: If I have been baptized, does that mean I have been anointed?
If I have been baptized, does that mean I have been anointed? Answering our question means comparing Old Testament anointing with New Testament Baptism. Old Testament anointing The ritual of…
A Bible story just for me: Grief
Grieve . . . but with hope Gregory C. Lyon From time to time, we face realities that we simply can’t do anything about. God chose Mary to be the…
A Bible story just for me: Depression
Longing for the mountaintop, sitting under a shrub: depression. Loneliness. Hopelessness. A lack of motivation. A lack of purpose. It’s been described as a black cloud that doesn’t go away.…
