by A.O Joel | Apr 16, 2017 | All Posts
And as they were afraid, and bowed down their faces to the earth, they said to them, Why seek you the living among the dead? Luke 24: 5 I will share with you the story of two women: they witnessed the horrors of Friday, they endured the wait on Saturday and they came...
by A.O Joel | Apr 8, 2017 | All Posts
The soldiers heard him yell, “it is finished”. And then, he gave up the ghost. The light of the world was dead. Darkness ensued. Heavens looked away. Hell slides into celebration mode. Demons in hell hugged and kissed. The devil popped champagne with his horde. Christ...
by A.O Joel | Apr 1, 2017 | All Posts
After a little hesitation, she abruptly dashed forward with a certain urgency. She seemed wild as a bear robbed of her cub. As she charged to the aid of her wounded son, he was already sinking under the weight of the cross he bore. Flashes and memories of his early...
by A.O Joel | Mar 25, 2017 | All Posts
As a young boy, walking alone through dark alleys in my neighborhood, I remember how Psalm 23 served as my companion. As I recite this psalm, I would feel a surge of courage. The type you have when you have an adult holding your hands through those unlighted alleys....
by A.O Joel | Mar 17, 2017 | All Posts
In the Garden of Eden, the serpent tapped into Adam and Eve’s desire to be like God to deceive them into disobedience. He crossed his heart and promised them, “You shall not surely die. But your eyes will be opened and you shall be like God.” The wall of Babel was...
by A.O Joel | Mar 10, 2017 | All Posts
Still childless at 100, God made the Abrahams a promise. On a star-studded night, God pointed to the heavens and solemnly swore to them, “I will give you children as plenty as the stars of heaven”. He laughed! And she laughed! He laughed till he could no longer stand...
