Afternoons with Jason Allan

10/31/2025

There’s a story in the Bible that feels straight out of a thriller. King Belshazzar was throwing a wild party in Babylon—mocking God, drinking from the holy cups taken from the temple in Jerusalem.

Then suddenly… a hand appears. No body attached. Just glowing fingers, writing words on the wall. The laughter stops. The music fades. The Bible says the king’s knees literally knocked together. The most powerful man in the world, undone in an instant—by the presence of the supernatural.

Daniel steps in and explains the message: “You’ve been weighed on the scales and found wanting.” That night, the kingdom fell.

God didn’t send an army. He didn’t roar from heaven. Just a hand. And it was enough to shake an empire.

The same unseen hand still moves today—quietly, powerfully, and always with purpose. When God writes, every other power trembles.

10/30/2025

10/29/2025

Life feels easier when it’s comfortable and safe. But God puts hard things in our paths—choices that stretch us, trials that test us, moments where love isn’t easy. Slowly, we start to realize: it’s in the hard stuff that we begin to look more like Jesus. Not in smooth sailing, but in grit, obedience, and perseverance. That’s where real transformation happens.

10/21/2025

A good reminder for today

10/13/2025

really hoping this will be true

Experts are predicting a "pretty weak" La Niña. Here's what it means for PA: https://www.wtaj.com/news/regional-news/what-does-la-nina-mean-for-winter-weather-in-pennsylvania/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook_WTAJ

10/08/2025

Life can be so heavy sometimes. Can’t it friends?

The weight of it all.

The constant pressure.

The overwhelm.

All the heartache and pain.

The continual stress and worry.

It is all too much.

The other day as I was breaking from the weight of my overloaded plate, Psalm 23 lovingly pressed onto my heart.

Jesus with His tender voice calls out to us, in the midst of our weighted lives to come to Him. He lovingly makes us lie down in green pastures and next to quiet waters to rest in His calm and peace. Our comfort and refuge away from it all. We can set it all down and let Him refresh us.

If you feel like life is too much, go to Him. Read the Word, put on some worship music, be prayerful, and dwell in His presence. Let Him make you lie down in green pastures, beside quiet waters, and refresh your soul!

He is where the peace is!

The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing.
He makes me lie down in green pastures,
he leads me beside quiet waters,
he refreshes my soul.
Psalm 23:1-2