Encouraging Word Wednesday began as a commitment to blog more about Jesus this year. I've so enjoyed reading the posts that other bloggers have shared each week. It's been a true blessing to get to know some of you better this year. It's one of the things I was going to blog about during 30 Days of Thanksgiving, but if you didn't notice, I didn't make it even halfway ...
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Easter is not about the Bunny. It’s all about the Lamb.
This weekend, my family will help scatter thousands of eggs over fields in our town, eggs filled with sweet treats for the special kids who find them. The sight of brightly-colored eggs lying in fresh cut grass and little toddler legs running after them is by far one of my favorites. I love to see all the Easter baskets, bigger than the kids who carry them, filled to ...
Who Rules Your Heart? Encouraging Word Wednesday: King of Kings
This week, I can't help but think of Jesus, riding into Jerusalem on a donkey with crowds shouting praise all around him, exclaiming their king had come. They had waited so long for deliverance, for rescue, for a ruler with righteousness. They were filled with joy at the thought of restoration - a king to rule over Israel. Jesus was filled with sorrow because He ...
Is Jesus really the only way?
Welcome to Encouraging Word Wednesday! If you're new here, welcome! If not, welcome back! Each week through Easter, we'll be looking at the names of Jesus, and I hope you'll join us and add a link to one or two of your recent encouraging faith-filled posts. I look forward to reading them! This week, let's take a look at the fact that Jesus is the ...