Peering Through Life's Window

  A Warm Welcome to Larry Hammersley To enter the Rafflecopter contest to win a print copy (U.S. residents only) of Mary Magdalene leave a comment and email address below.  Christ's Life and Mission Many prophecies occur in the Old Testament concerning Christ.  They describe his life, his mission, his suffering, his death, and his resurrection. One such place is in Psalms 22.  This chapter describes his suffering and death in graphic language in the first twenty-one verses.  The remainder of that chapter gives an uplifting message of triumph. We see early in the chapter he was all alone, he was mistreated, scoffed, stared at, and surrounded by enemies.  There is a description of what crucifixion did to his body.  He was scourged, his bones stared, his hands and feet pierced, his heart melted which probably referred to his heart bursting due too great anguish which can result in destruction of the heart, thus causing his early death after being on the ...

A Warm Welcome to Alexis Goring Hi Alexis, first, tell us a little about yourself. Alexis here! I’m a writer at heart and a journalist by profession. I love to interview people and learn from their life stories! I like to connect with creative people who are chefs, architects, writers, photographers, actors, and musicians. I’m passionate about storytelling that makes a difference, vegetarian East Indian and Filipino food, Barnes & Noble bookstore, PANERA’s Autumn Squash soup and French baguette with whipped butter, shopping at my favorite malls, writing, photography, Contemporary Christian/Gospel music and romantic comedy movies! Lots of writers loved to read as children. How about you? If so, what did you read? Yes! As a child, I loved reading the Berenstain Bears books. I spent most of my pre-teen summers and teenage years breezing through the Sweet Valley High book series. Let's talk about your writing. Why do you write? I write because I need to...

A Warm Welcome to Jennifer Slattery Jennifer's visited my blog several times, and I'm so happy to have her here to share a touching personal story about meeting Dr. Ohaju. She tells readers how she grew to admire him and his passion for his Nigerian Medical Mission   From Jennifer How many challenges and setbacks can one man encounter before he decides to give up? I hate to admit it, but if I’d experienced even half of what Dr. Ohaju, director of  St . Joseph's Trauma Center.) endured, I fear I may have retreated. Thrown my hands up in defeat and turned down an easier path. I could learn a great deal from Dr. Ohaju, not only about perseverance but about gratitude, humility, and what it means to have a servant’s heart. I met this man during a very frightening and stressful time. My mom-in-law had gone into the emergency room with stomach pain and a distended abdomen. After an emergency scope, she was rushed into surgery where Dr. Ohaju saved her life....

Often children remind us of truisms we've forgotten, or haven't heard in a long time. Sometimes we hear a youngster say something that's so true, and we comment, "Out of the mouths of babes." When I've observed elementry students playing in groups, I've often noticed how they talk about caring. There are such phrases as "Who cares?" "Tell somebody who cares," "Nobody cares," "I don't care," and "Why should I care?" to name a few. Even at this early age, they, like us, seem to be searching, reaching out for someone who will be concerned if they're sad or hurt. No one cares more about us than Jesus. He suffered and died on the cross for our sins. If we trust in him, he'll be there for us. His compassion is so much deeper than we can imagine; his power so great he rose from the dead. Matthew 28: 1- 6, "After the Sabbath, at dawn on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary w...