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Thursday, March 21, 2024
March 21st, 2024
          In John 18, we read about Jesus’ arrest.  Remarkable isn’t it, to put the words Jesus and arrest in the same sentence?  Here as the sinless Son of God being arrested by a conspiracy between ...  Read More
by Tom Cabaniss
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Monday, March 18, 2024
March 18th, 2024
           In the opening verses of John 14, we find some powerful and encouraging words from Jesus to His disciples.  These words are often read during times of grief and loss.  We can also read thos...  Read More
by Tom Cabaniss
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Monday, March 11, 2024
March 11th, 2024
           In John’s gospel, Jesus declared, “I am the light of the world” (John 8:12 and 9:5).  The first part of that statement, “I am,” also confirmed Jesus’ deity.  The Lord was declaring Himself ...  Read More
by Tom Cabaniss
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Monday, March 4, 2024
March 3rd, 2024
           John places Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem in chapter twelve of the gospel that bears John’s name.  As you probably know, John’s gospel has twenty-one chapters so around half of his ...  Read More
by Tom Cabaniss
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Thursday, February 29, 2024
February 29th, 2024
          As we move closer to Holy Week, we take a moment to consider our walk before the Lord God. A great chapter to read, when considering our walk with the Lord, is Psalm 1. This Psalm, likely wr...  Read More
by Tom Cabaniss
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Monday, February 26, 2024
February 26th, 2024
             Can you believe that Easter is less than five weeks away?  That means Good Friday, Maundy Thursday and Palm Sunday are even closer than Easter.  And it seems like we just celebrated the b...  Read More
by Tom Cabaniss
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Thursday, February 22, 2024
February 22nd, 2024
           We all make mistakes.  We are all sinners.  No one, with the exception of Jesus, has lived a perfect life on this earth.  Paul chose the nickname “chief of all sinners” for himself (1 Timot...  Read More
by Tom Cabaniss
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Monday, February 19, 2024
February 19th, 2024
           In Leviticus 17, there is a prohibition given to Israel against eating blood.  The reasoning is simply revealed in Leviticus 17:2 as “this is what the LORD has commanded.”  God makes the ru...  Read More
by Tom Cabaniss
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Thursday, February 15, 2024
February 15th, 2024
          Forgiveness.  That word is powerful.  Most of us recognize our need for forgive-ness from God.  Most of us want that forgiveness and the assurance of it.  We yearn for it.  We can be thankfu...  Read More
by Tom Cabaniss
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Monday, February 12, 2024
February 12th, 2024
          Favor is a word that appears well over a hundred times in the Bible.  It is often associated with the actions and ways of God toward His people.  Leviticus 26 is one place in the Bible where...  Read More
by Tom Cabaniss
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Thursday, February 8, 2024
February 8th, 2024
         It can be easy to race past a book of the Bible like Leviticus.  We are tempted and even inclined to think that this book, heavy on divine laws and standards, might not necessarily connect wi...  Read More
by Tom Cabaniss
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Monday, February 5, 2024
February 5th, 2024
          We often encounter “warning signs” in life.  We are warned about roadwork ahead.  We are warned not to mix medications.  We are warned about storms and high winds.  We are warned about mecha...  Read More
by Tom Cabaniss
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