With Jack Bailey
Scripture They laughed at Him, knowing that she was dead. ~Luke 8:53, NIV Quote Faith is not about everything turning out OK; faith is being OK no matter how things turn out. ~Source Unknown The folks who laughed at Jesus were professional mourners; they were not strangers to death. They knew when a person’s breath…
Scripture Though he brings grief, he also shows compassion because of the greatness of his unfailing love. For he does not enjoy hurting people or causing them sorrow. ~Lamentations 3:32-33, NLT Quote Emotional pain is less dramatic than physical pain but it is more common and harder to bear. ~C.S. Lewis A part of the…
Scripture “Why are you troubled, and why do doubts rise in your minds?” ~Luke 24:38, NIV Quote Expectation is the root of all heartache. ~William Shakespeare Luke 24 begins with the grief, sorrow, doubt, fear and the troubled hearts of the disciples following the death of Jesus. Two disciples are walking on the road to…
Scripture “We deserve to die for our crimes, but this man hasn’t done anything wrong.” Luke 23:41, NLT Quote No cause justifies the death of the innocent. ~Albert Camus Albert Camus was a French philosopher and he said some good things but the quote I used above has an exception. Jesus was innocent and He…
Scripture Who is more important, the one who sits at the table or the one who serves? The one who sits at the table, of course. But not here! For I am among you as one who serves. ~Luke 22:27, NLT Quote You may not be able to help everyone but you can help someone.…
Scripture “Be always on the watch, and pray that you may be able to escape all that is about to happen, and that you may be able to stand before the Son of Man.” ~Luke 21:36, NIV Quote Hold yourselves accountable before you are held accountable. ~Omar Vizquel You change a baby’s diaper and clean…
Scripture But YOU are opposed to dishonest lawmakers who gang up to murder innocent victims. ~Psalms 94:20-21, CEV Quote Abortion stops a beating heart. ~Joyce Fecteau What would you call a person who went into the nursery of a hospital, took a pair of scissors and stuck them into the back of a babies…
Scripture So the master said to his slave, “Go out to the highways and country roads and urge people to come in, so that my house will be filled.” ~Luke 14:23, NET Quote If you really want to do something, you will find a way. If you don’t want to do something, you will find…
Scripture “Both you and your wives have made solemn promises to the Queen of Heaven. You promised that you would offer sacrifices to her and pour out wine offerings to her, and you have kept your promises. Very well, then! Keep your promises! Carry out your vows! ~Jeremiah 44:24, GNT Quote Every human has four…
6 Scripture “Pray that the LORD your God will show us what to do and where to go.” ~Jeremiah 42:3, NLT Quote The greatest enemy of integrity is insincerity. ~Ya’akov Some people are hated for being real while others are adored for being fake; doesn’t make sense, does it? Jeremiah the prophet was one of…