Jeremiah 29:11 (ESV) For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.  Today’s world is a stark reminder that we no longer live in a beautiful garden. We lost that privilege a long time ago when sin […]

Acts 2:37-39 ESV   Now when they heard this they were cut to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, “Brothers, what shall we do?” And Peter said to them, “repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and […]

Exodus 32:4 “And he [Aaron] received the gold from their hand, fashioned it with a graving tool, and made a golden calf. And they said, “These are your gods, O Israel, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt!”  It’s the 2007 Emmy Awards. You may not recall any TV shows that earned […]