In the end of the Sabbath, as it began to dawn toward the first day of the week, came Mary Magdalene and the other Mary to see the sepulchre. Matthew 28:1 KJV The women came so early that the sun had not yet crested the horizon. They came not in eager anticipation of seeing Jesus…
Category: Eternal life
Packing a Suitcase For Heaven
Cast your burden on the Lord , and he will sustain you; he will never permit the righteous to be moved.Psalms 55:22 ESV Some burdens feel like an overweight suitcase dragging behind us as we run through the airport of life. But God promises us that if we ask Him, He will carry it for…
Growing Older With Jesus
I am grateful to my friend Robert Keller for his guest post today. Recently as he was recovering from a medical incident he spent three weeks in a long term care setting. That experience put him in the same kind of situation I see every week as I visit in facilities around our community. It…
Waving Goodbye
In him was life, and the life was the light of men. John 1:4 As this week of the 47th March for Life in Washington I have been thinking a lot about what it means to be pro-life. Of course as a nursing home chaplain my perspective is skewed towards the end of life side of…
Remembering Joy
Whom having not seen, you love: in whom also now, though you see him not, you believe: and believing shall rejoice with joy unspeakable and glorified; 1 Peter 1:8 Douay-Rheims If we would be honest all of us would have to confess that the moments of joy that we experience are pretty few and far…
