The Significance of the Empty Tomb By Dr. Jerry Newcombe These times are uncertain. Many people struggle sleeping through the night. Many people have serious financial struggles because of the response to COVID-19. The news seems to be bad, and other times it’s worse. But Easter bursts in with the…
Our Passover Lamb By Joseph Parker "Your lamb shall be without blemish, a male of the first year. You may take it from the sheep or from the goats. Now you shall keep it until the fourteenth day of the same month. Then the whole assembly of the congregation of…
A Third Of A Mile By Dr. Mike Murphy Seven hundred and sixty-two steps. I can still remember taking each of those steps as if it was yesterday. The confusion and the fear that filled me, the anger and hatred that surround me. And with each of those seven hundred…
Seven Men Named Jesus By Jack Kelley A recent poll claimed that about half of all professing Christians don’t believe that Jesus is God, or that the Holy Spirit and Satan even exist. Smaller but still significant percentages don’t believe that Jesus lived a sin free life or that He…
Jesus: I AM. By Dr. Mike Murphy “I thought these eyes had seen everything. That these ears had heard all they could ever hear. I heard the words He spoke at the pool of Bethesda, and I watched in amazement as a man who could not walk for thirty-eight years…
Mary’s Christmas Story...Part 2 A Bible Study by Jack Kelley The angel said to me, “Do not be afraid, Mary, you have found favor with God. You will be with child and give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus. He will be great…
Mary’s Christmas Story...Part 1 A Bible Study by Jack Kelley The angel said to me, “Do not be afraid, Mary, you have found favor with God. You will be with child and give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus. He will be great…
What Really Happened at Christmas? A Bible Study by Jack Kelley In the past I’ve explained why I believe Jesus probably was born sometime in September. If that’s the case then what really happened in December? Is Christmas just the result of overlaying Christian beliefs on a formerly pagan holiday as…
Names of Jesus - Introduction A Bible Study by Jack Kelley Note from 2015: Jack was writing these devotions when he passed away in October, and they were all in various stages of completion. Knowing that some would need to be finished, instead of leaving them out, I’ve done my…
Names of Jesus: The Redeemer A Bible Study by Jack Kelley Jesus had to be God to forgive our sins, but He had to be human to redeem us. “...our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ, who gave himself for us to redeem us from all wickedness and to purify…