Wyoming Baptist Blog

INTERPRET Jesus’ ascension, which we celebrate today, might be the most forgotten holy day of the Christian year. That’s too bad, really. Without the ascension of the Lord, we don’t get Pentecost. If Jesus doesn’t leave us and ascend into heaven, the Holy Spirit...

ADVOCATE This week is a steady crescendo to next Thursday, when the Christian world traditionally celebrates Jesus’ ascent to God. In both the Gospels of Luke and John, Jesus assures his disciples — and the whole world, really — that his leaving doesn’t mean that God...

GROW There’s an old adage: “The more you know, the more you realize you don’t know.” That was like a mantra for me in school. It’s meant a lot of things to a lot of people, but I’ve found it to be a good reminder that there’s always more to learn and that, even some...

LOOKING BACK The Lord is risen! Welcome to Eastertide, my friends. According to a Christian tradition that stretches way back, we celebrate Jesus’ resurrection until we get to Pentecost — almost seven weeks from now. That’s a long time to be looking back on the...

WASHED Good morning, my friends! Today is Maundy Thursday. It’s the day we celebrate and remember Jesus’ last supper with his disciples. Normally, we’d gather together tonight and throw a little party where we’d share in the Lord’s Supper and get ready for what’s...

CHANGE Good morning! These past few weeks have a been a blur. I know my calendar doesn’t lie, but I can’t imagine that we’re already at the end of Lent. Before we leave the season behind, though, I’d like to dwell a little bit on one of the central topics at the heart...

PRAYING FROM THE DEPTHS Good morning, my WBC friends and family! As I write this, the sun is streaming in through my windows, the birds are singing, and the world simply feels washed. My prayer this morning is that God will indeed wash our world clean and lead us into...

A Sunday Devotional Good morning, WBC friends and family, Thank you for joining us this Sunday morning. This is a stressful and uncertain time that we live in, but even in days like today we can come together and worship our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, who became...

THE PANIC BUTTON Happy Sunday, my WBC friends and family! In one of my personal devotions this week, I was reminded that, as the Body of Christ in the world today, we’re not pushing the panic button — we are the panic button. We’re the ones people come to for help and...