Per Venia

There are several  familiar happenings in this chapter,Mary’s discovery,  the race to the tomb and  “Doubting Thomas” earn’s his nickname.  The one that speaks most powerfully to me is the encounter Mary had with Christ that day in the garden.  I think it demonstrates one of the most wonderful things that separates Christianity from other [...]

And neither did anyone else, He laid His life down.  Read the account in this passage.  Note that it states that Jesus released His spirit or “gave up the ghost”.  When the soldiers came around later, they fully expected Him to still be alive.  But He wasn’t, because He had already surrendered His life, this [...]

Okay , I’m alittle behind on posting thoughts about our daily reading here at CCAG.  I’m going to try and catch up today, (I did the reading on schedule, no really, I actually did) . I think I need to get a day or two ahead oif the schedule with my posting.  Anyway, I noticed something in ch. [...]

That’s a tough concept to grasp. Jesus saw such trials in the future of His disciples that He felt it better not to tell them about it. Instead He simply assures them that no matter what happens to them in the near future, their final destiny was sure. Whatever sorrow they might [...]

I wasn’t the last kid picked on the playground but I wasn’t the first, or the second.  A few years of that can cause a kid to begin to lose a little confidence.  Every one has doubts about their abilities in some area, especially when it comes to serving God.  After all, who wants to [...]

You still don’t know me?  Those are familiar words to me, I’ve heard them from my wife and also from God.  In John 14 , Jesus responds in this manner to His disciples.  As Jesus explains His impending departure, the disciples seem to be clueless about who He is and where he is going.  I [...]

Yesterday was Mother’s Day and of course we honored all the mothers present in our service. I shared a message about honoring your mother both the “how” and the “why”. The thought process that this started brought to mind something I’ve heard many people say, it goes something like this , “mothers do [...]

Here is the first paragraph from Wikipedia’s entry about open source software:

Open source is a set of principles and practices that promote access to the production and design process for various goods, products, resources and technical conclusions or advice. The term is most commonly applied to the source code of software that is made available [...]

This Sunday is Mother’s Day, I sure hope those of you still able to , make sure you call your Mom and says thanks! I for one am increasingly thankful for everything my Mom has done for me. She is an amazing person and a true example of what God will declare a”good [...]