How often over the years have we seen Palm Sunday as a day of triumph and celebration? But what was really happening? What was happening in the heart of our Lord? Palm Sunday was a time of incredible tension leading up to the ultimate moment when Jesus would be crucified. Though it was a moment …
LIVING IN THE SHADOW OF DEATH
Historian Lynne Olson relates in her series Unsung Heroes of World War II: Europe: In the summer of 1940, the people of western Europe were in a profound state of shock. In just a few weeks, Nazi Germany, with blinding speed, had invaded and occupied six countries. One of them was Belgium. Seventeen days after …
A HOPE THAT RESTORES SHATTERED DREAMS
Shattered dreams are difficult to handle. One of the founding members of our church family came to faith in Christ through a very painful experience. She and her husband had just finished building their dream home as they were preparing for retirement, when he arose from breakfast one morning to tell her that he was …