“What does ‘he ascended’ mean except that he also descended to the lower, earthly regions?” (Ephesians 4:9) Dr. Luke tells us that Jesus died around 3:00 on a Friday afternoon, just a few hours before the beginning of the Jewish Sabbath. Funerals were prohibited on the Sabbath, so Jesus’ supporters didn’t have the luxury of time with which to plan a service. They had to hustle just to bury him before sunset. In fact, the Bible notes that they didn’t even have time to secure a tomb in […]

“Then Jesus told them, ‘This very night you will all fall away on account of me, for it is written: I will strike the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock will be scattered.’” (Matthew 26:31) The one holiday that Christians can celebrate everyday is Easter. In spite of the trials that Christians face, we have hope every day of the year because of what happened at Easter. No one understood the hope that the Cross offers more than the Apostle Peter. He was one of Christ’s most […]

“For the Lamb…will lead them to springs of living water.” (Revelation 7:17) Fanny Crosby wrote over 8,000 hymns during her lifetime, many of which still appear in today’s hymnals. Hymns like Blessed Assurance, All the Way My Savior Leads Me, To God Be the Glory, Pass Me Not, O Gentle Savior, Safe in the Arms of Jesus, He Hideth My Soul, and Praise Him, Praise Him continue to draw souls to God for both salvation and comfort. No hymn writer has ever had a clearer vision of Jesus […]

“Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.” (John 1:29) “The Holy Ghost was working through me on this film, I was just direct­ing traffic.” Mel Gibson” My wife and I watched Diane Sawyer’s interview with Mel Gibson recently regarding his soon-to-be hit movie, The Passion of the Christ. I couldn’t help but to chuckle at the way Sawyer stared at Gibson. It was as if she couldn’t believe what he was saying. I’ve seen that look of disbelief before. In fact, any […]