The Deacon's Bench

“Then Jesus went with his disciples to a place called Gethsemane, and he said to them, ‘Sit here while I go over there and pray.’” Have you ever tried to sit in the garden with Jesus? Several Christian denominations recreate that situation on Maundy Thursday. They go off into anotherContinue Reading

My good friend Clyde brought this wonderful little story by today, and I just had to share it. Malachi 3:3 says “He sits as a refiner and purifier of silver.” This verse puzzled some women in a Bible study and they wondered what this staement meant about the character andContinue Reading

John 13:4-5 so he got up from the meal, took off his outer clothing, and wrapped a towel around his waist. After that, he poured water into a basin and began to wash his disciples’ feet, drying them with the towel that was wrapped around him. Today is Holy Thursday,Continue Reading

Words have power. We as Christians should truly believe that. Often we don’t even consider what we are saying or to who we are saying it, we simply say what we are feeling. Many times that feeling is not a good one, and those words are embodied with our painContinue Reading

Relationships have been coming up a lot lately, and I feel that many of us can always use reminders about what a Biblical marriage, and even a biblical courtship can be about. One of the biggest problems we have in today’s society is that both people in the relationship aren’tContinue Reading

A friend of mine posted the question, When we get to heaven, I know we will see Jesus, but will we also see the Father? The Holy Spirit? One of the best things about the book of Revelations is it gives us a glimpse into what heaven will be like.Continue Reading