Here’s the truth. Loving Jesus, following Jesus… with all our heart, mind, and strength… this life is not troubled free, following Jesus, living a blessed life does not mean no hardship, or no sorrow! Life will be hard at times… Godly people face hard things in this world we live in.

Here’s the truth. Loving Jesus, following Jesus… with all our heart, mind, and strength… this life is not troubled free, following Jesus, living a blessed life does not mean no hardship, or no sorrow! Life will be hard at times… Godly people face hard things in this world we live in.

The narrative of Jesus rising from the dead is told in all four gospels, from four diverse points of view. It is Mary Magdalene’s part of this story that intrigues me and amazes me.

The narrative of Jesus rising from the dead is told in all four gospels, from four diverse points of view. It is Mary Magdalene’s part of this story that intrigues me and amazes me.

Jesus says that persecuted people, Kingdom people are blessed… and you’re blessed when people condemn you falsely because you belong to the King. Do you still want the double blessing?

Jesus is describing a blessing than helps us see suffering as redemptive and transforming. And that is what I believe we see in Palm Sunday, the arrival of the Messiah King who turns the world upside down… just not as the world was expecting.

Jesus says that persecuted people, Kingdom people are blessed… and you’re blessed when people condemn you falsely because you belong to the King. Do you still want the double blessing?

Jesus is describing a blessing than helps us see suffering as redemptive and transforming. And that is what I believe we see in Palm Sunday, the arrival of the Messiah King who turns the world upside down… just not as the world was expecting.

Jesus says that persecuted people, Kingdom people are blessed… and you’re blessed when people condemn you falsely because you belong to the King. Do you still want the double blessing?

Jesus is describing a blessing than helps us see suffering as redemptive and transforming. And that is what I believe we see in Palm Sunday, the arrival of the Messiah King who turns the world upside down… just not as the world was expecting.

More and more I need to trust in His definition of peace and not my own. My definitions and interpretations of peace are so wrong, so often that I need to learn to trust in His. Thankfully, God's peace is a gift that comes from a right relationship with Him, and it's a fruit of the Holy Spirit. And I want that fruit to be evident in my life.

More and more I need to trust in His definition of peace and not my own. My definitions and interpretations of peace are so wrong, so often that I need to learn to trust in His. Thankfully, God's peace is a gift that comes from a right relationship with Him, and it's a fruit of the Holy Spirit. And I want that fruit to be evident in my life.

More and more I need to trust in His definition of peace and not my own. My definitions and interpretations of peace are so wrong, so often that I need to learn to trust in His. Thankfully, God's peace is a gift that comes from a right relationship with Him, and it's a fruit of the Holy Spirit. And I want that fruit to be evident in my life.