In the Footsteps of Jesus-Let Jesus Lift You Up from What Weighs You Down

 Jesus' healing of a woman hunched over for 18 years and then teaching to the people offers great insight into Jesus wants to lift us up from what weighs us down (Luke 13:10-21).

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In the Footsteps of Jesus-Peace Be with You

 In this incredible moment following the Easter resurrection, Jesus appears to the disciples and speaks words we all long to hear that also invite us to discover heir life-changing power (Luke 24:36-53)

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Easter Sunday: In the Footsteps of Jesus-He Walks with Us

 In this beautiful and inspiring story, Jesus appears to two disciples walking along the road to Emmaus, who do not recognize that it is Jesus until later when they invite him into the Inn and they break bread as he suddenly disappears and they say "were not our hearts strangely warmed" (Luke 24:13-36).

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Easter Sunrise: In the Footsteps of Jesus-Walking in the Dark

 Like the women that first Easter, we often feel like we are walking in the dark, but as we walk, dawn breaks, and everything change as we discover the stone is rolled away and He is risen! (Luke 24:1-12)

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Dining with Jesus-Jesus Cooks Breakfast on the Beach

 Like Peter we often feel weighted down by failure and want to go back to some familiar place in the past, but Jesus comes to us and offers us forgiveness, restoration, and a new future (John 21)

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In the Footsteps of Jesus-One Thing

 Like many of us, Martha is anxious and stressed about doing lots of good things, but Jesus points to the "one thing" that can change everything that Mary discovered, and we can too! (Luke 10:38-42)

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Dining with Jesus-Dinner at the Home of Simon the Pharisee

 Jesus' response to a woman with a tainted past who shows an extravagant act of gratitude has much to teach us about forgiveness and grace (Luke 7:36-50)

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In the Footsteps of Jesus-Mountaintop Moments

 Jesus' mountaintop moment of the Mount of Transfiguration can offer us insights into discovering how our own mountaintop moments can guide and inspire us (Luke 9)

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Dining with Jesus-Jesus Feeds the Multitude

 Like the disciples, we often feel overwhelmed and under-resourced by the needs around us.  But like the disciples and the little boy who offered what he had, with God's blessing we can help meet the needs around us and grow personally and spiritually (John 6)

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In the Footsteps of Jesus-Peace Amid the Storm

 Discover the power of being able to hear Jesus say, "Peace! Be still!" amid the storms of your own life (Luke 8:22-25).

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Dining with Jesus-Dinner at the Home of Zacchaeus

 In this "short" story we find Jesus sharing dinner with Zacchaeus who had fallen short, but who discovered second chances and new life around the table with Jesus (Luke 19:1-10).

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In the Footsteps of Jesus-Love Your Enemies

 Jesus' command to love your enemies is one of the most challenging but also one of the most life-changing possibilities if we are willing to take a step at a time and follow Jesus (Luke 6:27-38). 

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Dining with Jesus-The Wedding Feast at Cana

Jesus sharing a time of celebration at a wedding feast has some wonderful truths about joy and abundance  we can apply to our lives (John 2:1-12). 

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In the Footsteps of Jesus-Launch Out into the Deep

 Take up the challenge of Jesus to "launch out into the deep" and discover the deeper life living that changed the life of Peter and the other disciples (Luke 5:1-11)

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Dining with Jesus-Dinner with a Tax Collector

When we think of Jesus we often think of him teaching to multitude or working miracles, but some of the most personal and profound ministry came around a table.  In this story we find Jesus dinner and a recipe for life-changing truth at the home of Levi, the tax collector, who became a disciple and went on to write the Gospel of Matthew  (Luke 5, Matthew 9)

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In the Footsteps of Jesus-Overcoming Temptation

 We all face temptation at some time or another.  Jesus facing temptation in the wilderness teaches us some important truths about about not only facing temptation bur also about overcoming temptation (Luke 4:1-15)

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In the Footsteps of Jesus-Wade in the Water

Jesus baptism in the Jordan River marks a moment that is far deeper than we might first realize and invites us into a deeper understanding of his call, and perhaps even our own (Luke 3:21-23) 

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In the Footsteps of Jesus-Losing Jesus

The story of Mary and Joseph losing Jesus when he was 12 years old and then finding him in the temple, reminds that we can all lose sight of Jesus but can always find him in God's House (Luke 2:41-52)podcast

In the Footsteps of Jesus-God Keeps His Promises

 This beautiful story of Simeon and Anna reminds us that God keeps His promises, and God will keep His promises to each of us as well (Luke 2:22-38)

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Christmas at the Movies-The Polar Express and the Magi

 This endearing Christmas movies offer a new lens to discover the deep faith of the magi and their journey of faith from seeing the star and traveling great distances to worship and offer gifts to the Christ child (Matthew 2:1-15)

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Christmas at the Movies-The Christmas Chronicles

 Like the family in the Christmas Chronicles, many of our lives have been touched by loss that feels all the more difficult at a special time like Christmas. But amid the darkest night there is alight that shines with hope, peace, love, and joy (Isaiah 9:2,6) 

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