Daily Blessing

It is significant that the gate in today’s background photo is flanked on either side by large garbage cans. The people of Israel were miraculously delivered from oppression and slavery in Egypt.  No longer were they marginalized, mistreated,…

Our background photo for today features a farm gate … it is clear that hard work is done here! The book of Exodus opens with the people of Israel under the oppression of hard labor!!  Their freedom has…

The very first book of the Bible, Genesis, opens with God creating the most wonderful paradise!Imagine for a moment the most fabulous vacation resort ever … can you see the immaculate, beautifully landscaped grounds … lush green foliage,…

Yesterday we pondered how that when we come to Jesus, the Gateway to Heaven, we will not be instantly swept through a spectacularly grand gate into a paradise of indescribable beauty.  No.  When we come to Jesus, the…

When we think of a gateway to Heaven, we instantly imagine a spectacularly grand gate … leading to a setting of indescribable beauty beyond. However, you will notice that the gate pictured in today’s background photo is not…

Yesterday we considered the question:  How do we get to paradise?? We all long for paradise.  We long for escape from the brokenness of the world we are living in.  We long for escape from the chaos, the…

Our world is broken.  Our world is full of pain.  We all want freedom and escape from the pain & suffering.   We want escape from the brokenness.  Surely there must be some sort of beautiful paradise where we…