by Ron Ethridge | Holidays, Reflections
Statistics show there have been 316 post-conviction DNA exonerations in the United States. The first DNA exoneration took place in 1989. Since 2000, there have been 249 exonerations. 18 served time on death row. Another 16 were charged with capital crimes but not...
by Ron Ethridge | Holidays, Reflections
There are few things worse than regret due to personal failure. For some their regret is so massive they can’t go on living. Peter is a poster boy for personal failure… regret… and redemption. I suggest reading two passages first… Mt 26:69-75,...
by Ron Ethridge | Holidays, Reflections
These posts are for Christians to reflect and come to know better some of the events that resulted in their salvation. I pray you will reflect on each one as part of the salvation story. Supper is over. No more singing. Prayers have ceased. Now begins the most intense...
by Ron Ethridge | Holidays, Reflections
What do you fear the most? Is there something that causes you to tremble and shake with anxiety? We’re probably hard pressed to imagine such a thing, but there was something of this magnitude for Jesus. It is written in Luke 22:41-44… (Jesus) withdrew from...
by Ron Ethridge | Holidays, Reflections
The next meditation is special for me as several years ago I was able to visit the Garden of Gethsemane. There is an olive tree there purported to be 2,000 years old. In The Church of All Nations there is a rock that is traditionally believed to be where Jesus prayed....