Abraham’s Sacrifice

It was God’s will that Abraham learn to trust totally in the Giver of the covenant rather than the covenant itself.  Twenty-five years after the original promise, God finally gave Abraham and Sarah their miraculously-born son (Gen. 21:1–2). No child could have been...

The Resurrection

Pondering from the Ponderosa. I am thinking today along with Christians all over the world about the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Every event surrounding Christ’s death and resurrection had to fall into place perfectly. Every detail of His crucifixion was...
Easter

Easter

by Mike Moore We call it Easter. The word appears only once in the Bible and it is not referring to the event we celebrate this Sunday. It is one of my most favorite days of the year. He is alive. And everything is different because of it. Education is great. But no...

Jesus

by Mike Moore Who was and who is Jesus Christ? First, there is the tense. Tense means time. Time is not important or limiting to Him. Dr. Mark Cambron, a great Bible teacher of years past, always said, “Time is an island in the sea of God’s eternity.” People have...

I Am the Resurrection and the Life

April 13, 2015 Many friends and I have been grieving the death of a college classmate recently. She and I were freshmen together. I looked forward to meeting her along with others at a local restaurant for coffee. I was aware that she was in the building because of...

Resurrection and the Mercy Seat

April 24, 2011 Sitting with my wife at the Baptist Hospital in Jackson, Mississippi, looking out the window on a beautiful sunshiny day, is not where we wanted to be this Resurrection morning.  We are consciously aware because of Romans 8:28 that we are never out from...