Category: Devotional Posts

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 … →

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’ →

  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 … →

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 … →

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 … →