Jesus – Perpetual Felicities

FEBRUARY Jesus in the Psalms: Psalms 20-22

“My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from saving me, from the words of my groaning?” -Psalm 22:1 CHAPTER OF THE WEEK: Psalm 22 You can read it every day or just once, pray it, meditate on it, talk about it, or find other resources about it. VERSEContinue reading “FEBRUARY Jesus in the Psalms: Psalms 20-22”

ATTRIBUTES OF JESUS: LOVE

What is love? Is it all you need? Is it a feeling? Where does it come from? Who defines love? These questions have been worn out in recent years. So many people have very different definitions to explain the concept of love. Most of us probably agree that languages other than English are lucky toContinue reading “ATTRIBUTES OF JESUS: LOVE”

ATTRIBUTES OF JESUS: OUR JOY

This really is the most wonderful time of the year. We celebrate, laugh, give thoughtful gifts to each other, eat amazing food, and generally try harder to make this month joyful. But sometimes, even during Christmas, discontent still seeps in. Friends and family (or ourselves!) cause drama, coming up with ideas for perfect gifts stressesContinue reading “ATTRIBUTES OF JESUS: OUR JOY”

ATTRIBUTES OF JESUS: PRINCE OF PEACE

Christmas is such a unique time of year. During this season, people seem to put extra effort into seeking peace (unless they’re Christmas shopping during rush hour!). Estranged family members tolerate one another for a time, friends consider not arguing, and people generally try harder to get along. Everyone seems to know that it takesContinue reading “ATTRIBUTES OF JESUS: PRINCE OF PEACE”

ATTRIBUTES OF JESUS: HOPE

To many traditional churches, today is the second day of Advent. The traditions around advent vary drastically between denominations, but usually include wreaths, candles, sometimes going through the characters of the story, and almost always emphasizing these four words (in almost every conceivable order!): hope, peace, joy, love. Usually a candle is lit on SundayContinue reading “ATTRIBUTES OF JESUS: HOPE”

PRAYING IN JESUS’ NAME

Jesus said in Luke 14:14, “If you ask me anything in my name, I will do it”. This verse makes me nervous for a lot of reasons. It’s scary to see some people take this verse out of context and form an entire heresy out of it which in turn makes me cautious about voicingContinue reading “PRAYING IN JESUS’ NAME”

HOW DID JESUS TEACH PRAYER?

If you could learn any skill, what would you choose? Now, imagine you got to learn that skill not only from the best in that field, but the best teacher in that field. Jesus is the ultimate teacher. In the Gospels the disciples asked Jesus to teach them one skill. Maybe the disciples did askContinue reading “HOW DID JESUS TEACH PRAYER?”

HOW DID JESUS PRAY?

Phone call, voicemail, text, email, Marco Polo, FaceTime, Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, fill in the blank with another messaging platform… It’s crazy that we can reach someone on the other side of the world in an instant. Honestly, if you knew my first name and my occupation, you’d be able to Google my info, find andContinue reading “HOW DID JESUS PRAY?”

WHO IS JESUS?

Happy Easter! To celebrate this wonderful holiday, take a moment to ask yourself and honestly answer these three questions: What do the nonchristians around you know about Jesus? What do you know about Jesus? What do you believe about Jesus? On any Christian holiday, it’s easy to get caught up in family, food, friends, andContinue reading “WHO IS JESUS?”