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The First Witnesses Were Women

The First Witnesses Were Women

By spotswood | October 17, 2019 | | 0 Comments

Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome came at first light on Sunday morning. It would have been their earliest opportunity to give Jesus’ body the treatment & burial he deserved. What they found was an empty tomb. It may be easy, at first glance, to dismiss the fact that women were the […]

An Indestructible Life

By Spotswood | October 7, 2019 | | 0 Comments

The first generation of Americans were at a loss for words when it came to how to address President-elect George Washington. During his inauguration, the crowds in New York shouted “Long Live George Washington!” His biographer, Ron Chernow, commented, “it was difficult for Americans to use language other than what they were used to, being […]

An Indestructible Life
And Who Is My Neighbor?

And Who Is My Neighbor?

By Spotswood | September 13, 2019 | | 0 Comments

But he, desiring to justify himself, said to Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?” Luke 10:29 An Unlikely Hero A first century Jew would never use the word “good” to describe a Samaritan. That’s hard for us to pick up on, especially when anyone who does a good deed in your news feed is described […]

The God of What’s Next

By Spotswood | September 13, 2019 | | 0 Comments

Imagine you’ve just accomplished that goal you’ve been working so hard for: a promotion, graduation, better health, a new ministry — and then the question hits. You sit there, after a moment of triumph or even tragedy, wondering — “what’s next?” Back in 1987, the Walt Disney Company turned this question into a brilliant ad. […]

The God of What’s Next
Hope in Anxiety

Hope in Anxiety

By Spotswood | July 2, 2019 | | 0 Comments

Suicide doesn’t have to be the final word in your life, or in the lives of our friends & family. The pain of suicide is personal for me, and I’d guess the same for you too. Many of us, in some form or another, have spent time inside the painful reality of suicide. September 10 […]