There has been much speculation of why God the Father would send His beloved Son to the Cross? Was it some sadist method to appease an angry Father? How would God who is known to be loving be so cruel to His own Son who happened to be sinless in every regard? Shouldn't it have …
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Mary, Jesus’ Mother
Pastor Norm Shoemaker gave a remarkable devotional one morning last week. He proposed that if the birth of the church was at Pentecost, then the conception of the church was at the cross of Christ. In John 19:26-27, the Scriptures say, "When Jesus saw his mother there, and the disciple whom he loved standing nearby, …
Master’s in Ministry
Me, go back to school? Well, that is exactly what I did. I applied for the Master of Ministry's Program at Point Loma Nazarene University and got in on 12.12.12 at noon. I know all those 12's must be significant in some way... My first week of class just ended and I have to say …
“I Will Trust You”
Like many of us, there is situation in my life that I desperately want to change. As a result, my mind takes me down a variety of routes to find hope for it to work out or be different. Each time, I come up with the same answer: a dead end. I have sought the Lord …
Signs of the Times
I can still remember sermons from 1979 when I first came to Christ. The Book of Revelation seemed like a Twilight Zone episode as I heard Pastor Chuck Smith teach on the mark of the beast. He quoted from Revelation 13:16-17 referring to the antichrist, "He also forced everyone, small and great, rich and poor, …
Life After Death
My friend’s husband passed away a few months ago. My friend has now found herself with a new identity of becoming a widow. The Lord asks us to take care of widows and orphans frequently in the Bible so I do feel an added obligation to listen intently and meet their needs. My friend was …
How often do you read the Bible?
Last week, I picked up the USA Today newspaper. On the bottom corner, there was a USA Today Snapshot that was entitled: How often we read the Bible? I was surprised by the results: At least once a month 53% Rarely 22% Never 24% Don’t know 1% These percentages …
Is there Freedom in the Biblical Role of a Wife and Mother?
Article posted by The Christian Examiner, May 2011 - by Tonilee Adamson
A Great Time
I just clicked on to this blog page and was embarrassed that I haven’t written since the Leadership Retreat. The Leadership Retreat weekend was filled with adjectives starting with “E” like encouragement, endurance, enlightenment, and empowerment. Each guest speaker brought a different thing to the table but there was one thing I noticed with each …
The amazing power of friendship.. what a conference!
Well, it has taken this long to slow down and get perspective over last weekend’s event. Bobbye and I held our 6th annual Women’s Conference in San Diego. This year’s theme was the Power of Friendship. We had over 1200 in attendance and a jammed packed day. Because the theme was friendship, it seemed like …
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