It is the stuff of nightmares, you’re unable to breath, the pressure is closing in and your last thoughts reflect on what you wished you had done.  Regrets fill your mind, if onlys become your focus and as the darkness increases your struggles decrease until what was you has departed and what is left is…

It wouldn’t be long and he knew it.  For three years he had taught throughout Israel, for three years he had healed the sick and fed the hungry. For three years he pointed people to the Kingdom of God, but the time was coming, it wouldn’t be long now and he knew it.  The end…

Back to the Future So this was how it would end.  Public humiliation and possibly a public death for a private act, an act that they had never been intended to be shared with others and certainly not made public.  It had all started out innocently enough, a shared glance, an innocent touching of hands,…

For those of you who have kids and can remember leaving their children alone, whether it was for an hour, an evening or a day you understand that the most important thing that you wanted to them to remember were your last words. “I love you, remember your homework”, “I love you don’t forget to…

The Palestinian sun beat down on the two friends as they listened to John exhort the crowds to repentance.  For the past few weeks they had followed John everywhere he had gone, listened to his message, and watched the crowd’s reaction.  At first they were sure that he was the one that the prophets had…

Are you leaving me too? On December 7th 1941 President Franklin D. Roosevelt addressed the people of the United States and referred to the previous day as “A Date Which Will Live in Infamy”.  Most of you know what he was referring to, on December 6th Japan had attacked Pearl Harbour.  There are other days…

Last Sunday was Father’s Day and I would imagine the phone lines were burning up as people were calling their dads. I phoned my dad and I got one phone call and a text from my kids.  And for those whose fathers are no longer with them they probably thought about conversations that they have…

I officially declare today the first day of summer, at least for 2013.  For no other reason than today I start my summer preaching series, which wouldn’t really work if it was still spring.  This summer our theme will be “A Red Letter Summer”  and if you are wondering what that means it’s really pretty…

How was high School for you?  I loved high school, well actually it was a weird time of life, on one hand I couldn’t wait to graduate so I could do whatever I wanted, whenever I wanted.   For me graduation signified freedom.   Wow, was I in for a nasty surprise.  If I had to pick…

Who is This Man?  3 If I was to ask you about the longest recorded conversation that Jesus had in the four gospels who would you say it involved?  His best friend, Peter?  John the Baptist?  The High Priests when they were interrogating him or Pilate during this trial?  Wrong on each account.  The longest…