by Janet Denison | Mar 17, 2021 | Blog
Except for the fact I’m a woman, I might have been a Pharisee. I’m a big fan of rules, but one of theirs was “no women allowed.” Other than that, there is a lot about their lives I might have appreciated. But Jesus didn’t appreciate much about them at all,...
by Janet Denison | Apr 15, 2020 | Blog
I’ve often wondered what the week after Easter was like for the first disciples. His resurrection changed everything—and still could. Easter 2020 I told my husband, Jim, “This will be the only Easter of my life that I hear an Easter sermon and then go back...
by Janet Denison | Aug 7, 2019 | Blog
I considered taking another week off but knew I should write. I need to say something you are unlikely to hear or read about in the news. I don’t want to speak about the sins of the El Paso shooter. Instead, I want to speak about the sins of the saints, myself...
by Janet Denison | Jun 5, 2019 | Blog
Three of my favorite words in the Bible are found in the book of Hebrews. Whenever I see them, I breathe a sigh of relief because those words reveal God’s expectations. Those three words are found at the beginning of Hebrews 12:14. The NIV version says, “Make every...
by Janet Denison | Apr 10, 2019 | Blog
Fame is a weak support to lean on A friend came up to me at Bible study and said she had just attended an event that included a concert with Wynonna Judd. My friend sent me the link to one of the country singer’s songs, “These Are the Things That I Lean On,” and...