The History of Easter
Did you know the word Easter isn't even in the Bible. No one knows for certain when people began observing the resurrection of Jesus Christ as a holiday, although some evidence points to the second century or earlier.
Did you know the word Easter isn't even in the Bible. No one knows for certain when people began observing the resurrection of Jesus Christ as a holiday, although some evidence points to the second century or earlier.
God is always working around you and in your life. Sometimes we don’t even know it. He is still at work. He is still orchestrating “all things for our good” (Romans 8:28). That is His mind for us – things that are good, things that happen that He is trying to bring us towards. “For...
I recently did a series on Scripture Memory and Meditation in my Sunday morning Pastor’s class. We had a great time digging into the Scripture together. I was impressed of the Lord that I needed to slow down a little bit and reflect on what I was reading. At the beginning of each year, I […]
The New Year often brings resolutions to lose weight, exercise, eat healthier, save more money, spend more time with family and friends and for devoted Christians, draw closer to God through prayer and fasting. The spiritual disciplines of the Christian life include prayer, fasting, bible...
Let me encourage you to join Eastwood Tulsa in the Daniel Fast as we come into the New Year. Seek the Lord with your whole heart. The Psalmist prayed, “With my whole heart I have sought You…” Psalm 119:10. Be prepared to participate at some level. Ask God to help you make a commitment and […]
By Betty K. Fisher Defending Genesis Several years ago, God impressed I Peter 3:15 on me. “Sanctify the Lord God in your hearts and always be ready to give an answer to anyone who asks you for a reason of the hope that is within you with meekness and fear.” Then later, Psalm 11:3 “If […]
Average is No Longer My Name The word average is thrown around our in our culture to mean many things. Average simply is the common shared point or percentage of a whole. When you add everything or everyone up and then divide by the whole, that is the average. In American culture, we see...
Faithful Followers Have you ever wondered what it was like to be one of Jesus’ disciples and followers? Simple people leading ordinary lives suddenly thrown into a miraculous supernatural world! Imagine the miracles they witnessed, the teachings they heard and the amazing example of love they...
A Great Story Darkness blankets the sky at midday. The fight has been long and hard. Sweat and blood now soak the ground of the parched earth of the battlefield. The stench of impending death now permeates the air. Our heroin’s life hangs in the balance. Will good triumph or will evil win the...