December leads us to Christmas. Christmas leads us to Christ Jesus. Christ Jesus leads us to love. It is that simple. In the end, all roads lead to love. Recent events have underscored this in new ways. What we celebrate this month is the life of Jesus of Nazareth that ministered, blessed, healed, taught, and […]
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Who knew?! A Link between Grace and Thanksgiving
By Madelon Maupin on November 26, 2019 in Jesus Christ, New Testament, The Gospels, Bible Study, Psalms, The Bible and Popular Culture, John, Discipleship
Who knew that the word ‘grace’ is inextricably tied to Thanksgiving? But doesn’t it make complete sense that a psalm of Thanksgiving is the testimony to answered prayer? Your Thanksgiving gathering will no doubt be so much more than the meal, but the specific giving of thanks for all the many blessings, the divine responses […]
How a Biblical painting can ‘gobsmack’ you
By Madelon Maupin on September 18, 2019 in Jesus Christ, Biblical Artists, New Testament, The Gospels, Miscellaneous, Luke, Discipleship
Have you ever had a painting ‘gobsmack’ you, catch you completely off guard? Maybe you can identify with growing up in a home where art was for everyone else. Sure, there were school outings to local museums that were a nice diversion, but weren’t they more for those who could actually draw?! And then […]
New Testament Overview Parts 1, 2 & 3 (10 minutes each)
By Madelon Maupin on June 14, 2019 in Jesus Christ, New Testament, The Gospels, Parables, Paul and His Letters
New Testament Overview Videos This is a gift from BibleRoads – a New Testament overview video in about thirty minutes, free. We hope many will take advantage of watching it, tell your friends, use it in Sunday School with your iPad or laptop, start a BibleRoads study program with it providing helpful background, etc. The goal […]
‘Go to Galilee’: A Perpetual Post-Resurrection Mandate
By Madelon Maupin on April 24, 2019 in Jesus Christ, New Testament, Biblical Geographical Locations, Discipleship
It is to his lifework that we turn in order to follow him, to continue the work he began. And in doing our own work as disciples, we find that resurrected Christ continuing to guide, comfort, and encourage us forward.
