Susan's Pendulum

Peter and John got themselves arrested when they healed the paralytic (Acts 3) and preached to the people about the forgiveness of sins.  It...

Jesus tells us (in Luke 24) that it was necessary for the Christ to suffer and to rise from the dead the third day, and that repentance and ...

Sermon on Wednesday night was about the story of Mary and Martha (Luke 10).  Pastor mentioned that many American Christians are afraid these...

Jesus went around getting unclean.  He touched lepers when He healed them.  He touched dead people when He raised them.  Remember all thos...

1.  Interesting that it was the Holy Spirit who sent Jesus out to be tempted by the devil.  We pray, "Lead us not into temptation....

Mark's Easter account tells us that Jesus "rebuked their unbelief and hardness of heart" when He appeared to the disciples-in-...

The tax collectors and soldiers came to John, listening to his preaching, believing his message, and asking, "What shall we do?"  ...

Remember when Joseph was thinking about "quietly divorcing" Mary?  He pretty much had two choices : a) accuse her of adultery, or ...

Peter swore up and down that he wouldn't deny Jesus.  Jesus said he would. From our vantage point, we see the story unfold.  We see t...

The Israelites entered the Promised Land when they crossed the Jordan River (Joshua 3) .  This is not only a historical, geographical fact, ...

At Lessons and Carols the other night, we sang the LSB version of a Gerhardt Christmas hymn: Children, from the sins that grieve you, you...

Interesting what we find back-to-back in Matthew. Chapter 25 -- the parable of the wise and foolish virgins.  They slept.  They were suppos...

It's Luke that tells about the two criminals crucified with Jesus (23:39-43) .  Luke -- who was connected to the apostle Paul.  Paul -...

Should he divorce her? Or should he go through with the marriage? I heard it again!  Many people think that Joseph was trying to decide w...

Zachariah to Gabriel: "How shall I know this?  For I am an old man, and my wife is well advanced in years." Mary to Gabriel:  ...

In the story of the Emmaus disciples (Luke 24), the disciples are listening to Jesus preach to them all that the Old Testament taught about ...

A few weeks ago we heard the parable (Matt 21) about the vine-dressers who beat up the land-owner's servants.  Then they killed his son...

Romans 6: You're either a slave of sin or a slave of righteousness.  A slave of uncleanness or a slave of holiness.  A slave of death ...

Jesus said Peter would deny Him.  Peter said, "No way.  Ain't gonna happen.  I'll stick by You, even if it means prison or dyin...

When Jesus called the storm, rescuing the disciples whose boat was overwhelmed (Matt 14) , they responded, "Truly You are the Son of Go...