Jesus said to them again, “Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, so I send you.” John 20:21 The disciples don’t make a very glamorous appearance in John’s Easter story. We don’t…
Author: Jeffrey Petersen
“You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, so that you may be children of…
Restore us, O Lord God of hosts; Let your face shine, that we may be saved. Psalm 80:19 Restore us, O Lord God of hosts; let your face shine, that we may be saved…
Turn again, O God of hosts; look down from heaven, and see; have regard for this vine, the stock that your right hand planted. Psalm 80:14-15 Advent is the season of preparation where we tell…
“When Jesus came to the place, he looked up and said to him, “Zacchaeus, hurry and come down; for I must stay at your house today.”” Luke 19:5 A Purely Imagined Long Lost Letter If…
“So he set off and went to his father. But while he was still far off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion; he ran and put his arms around him and kissed…
As he approached the gate of the town, a man who had died was being carried out. He was his mother’s only son, and she was a widow; and with her was a large crowd…