Luke 24:36 Peace be with you. Peace. Isn’t that what we all want, what we all long for? How do we obtain it? In American culture, it seems the way to peace and happiness is to be able to buy what we want on Amazon. We need a bigger TV, the latest iteration of […]
Author: Joe Galloway
Acts 4: One Heart and Mind
Acts 4:32-35 The community of believers was of one heart and mind, and no one claimed that any of his possessions was his own, but they had everything in common. With great power the apostles bore witness to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and great favor was accorded them all. There was no […]
He Saw and Believed
We read in John 20:8 how he ran to the tomb and looked in. What did he see? What he didn’t see was Jesus’s body. He saw an empty tomb. He saw and believed. Jesus is risen – Alleluia! He is risen for you. He overcomes sin and death for you. He opens heaven for […]
The Paradox of Holy Week
Palm Sunday kicks off the great paradox of Holy Week. Can you imagine God, the omniscient, omnipotent Creator of the universe, the source of all we are and all we have – God! – humbling himself in front of you? But that’s what He did: He rode into Jerusalem on a donkey instead of a stallion, […]
Suffering Through Lent
Hebrews 5:8 Son though he was, he learned obedience from what he suffered. The Lenten practices of fasting and almsgiving can sometimes be thought forms of suffering. Giving up sweets and social media are hard enough. Fasting from worry and gossip are certainly difficult. Fasting detaches us from our comforts and ourselves. Giving as the […]