For the next 40 days, the risen Savior again walked with his disciples. He served them breakfast on the shores of Galilee. He talked with them as he had before the darkness of Calvary split their world and time itself in two. Then, finally they came to the Mount of Olives – the place where… Continue reading Because he is risen …
Category: Devotional Posts
On that great mornin’
The story did not end there. Praise God the story does not with the nails being removed and his Body being laid in the grave. It doesn’t end with the disciples hiding in fear or the Jewish high council gloating over its apparent victory. It ends with a startling discovery made by women on their… Continue reading On that great mornin’
By his stripes …
The cup did not pass from him. The will of the Father was done. As the final “Amen” lingered in the air, the stillness of the night was broken by the clatter of shield against sword and the heavy footsteps of soldiers in motion. A question, a kiss and the Son of Man, who… Continue reading By his stripes …
A night of sorrows …
The shouts of joy that echoed through Jerusalem’s stone streets on a Sunday morning fell deathly silent in the darkness of a Thursday night. The dark of the night matched the darkness of sin in the souls of man as the disciples joined Jesus in the upper room. In these last precious hours of his… Continue reading A night of sorrows …
A welcome for a king …
Hope rose high on the Judean hillside that morning during a first-century spring. It was a hope desperately sought by a people oppressed. The dark hand of Rome gripped the Jewish people. It’s tax collectors were agents of extortion. Its soldiers instruments of destruction. Any threat to Rome was crushed mercilessly. But into this darkness… Continue reading A welcome for a king …
An invitation to reflection …
A few months ago, the music director at church asked me to write the cantata for our choir. I had suggested writing one a few years ago, but had forgotten that I mentioned it to her until he asked. Today, that cantata came to life. This week, I invite you to relive it through the… Continue reading An invitation to reflection …
Defending Martha
I can’t read one more devotional, article, blog post or sermon about the whole “Mary and Martha thing.” You ladies know exactly what I’m talking about. You’ve heard the whole “how to live like Mary in a Martha world” thing. To make a short story shorter, Jesus and his disciples come to Mary and Martha’s… Continue reading Defending Martha