Matthew 5:1-12 It was when great multitudes of people followed the Lord that He “went up into a mountain” so He might be better seen and heard as He taught them. When Jesus was “set,” or sitting as it was the custom for teachers to do in that…
(SOUNDBITE OF SONG, “WADE IN THE WATER”) VOICES OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT: (Singing) Wade in the water. Wade in the water. BERNICE JOHNSON REAGON, HOST: African American sacred songs as history. From National Public Radio and the Smithsonian Institution, I’m Bernice Johnson Reagon, and this is WADE…
Christmas Prayer Ideas Credit: Caiaimage/Robert Daly/Getty Images The Christmas season is, at its core, a celebration of life. Sure, at times we might get caught up in the cookie swaps, holiday shopping, and general fanfare of the season—but it’s important that we never forget the reason for the…
Mark 15:6-15, 25, 26, 33-39 We come to a most reverent part of Scripture in reading about the sacrifice of Christ for our sins. It is here the words of John the Baptist, “Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world,” have even…
