Why Did Jesus Fold the Face Cloth?

6 Then Simon Peter arrived and went inside. He also noticed the linen wrappings lying there, 7 while the cloth that had covered Jesus’ head was folded up and lying apart from the other wrappings. ~John 20:6-7 Exciting stuff from God's Word today, my friends! The 20th chapter of John describes the scene at the empty tomb when Peter …

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Promised Land Stories – Good Neighbors

Happy Lord's Day, my friends! If you haven't noticed, I have begun posting a different Promised Land Stories video each Sunday. Why these videos, and why Sunday? Good questions...let me explain. First, I intentionally reserve Sundays for good news! Unless there is breaking news or some other urgent reason to share current events that are …

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Promised Land Stories – An Intro

Hi friends...and Happy Lord's Day! I have something special for you today, and I am excited to share it with you! In 2015 I had the great privilege of touring Magdala, just before it was open to the public. Magdala is home to an ancient synagogue in which we know Jesus taught. Discovered in 2009, …

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Jesus Trail: Walking Where Jesus Walked

While working from home, or otherwise cooped up and wishing we were elsewhere, imaginations carry us to places we would rather be and to adventures that linger on our "bucket list." In such situations, my imagination races off to Israel. I have been blessed to do a lot of interesting things there, but one that …

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