“It Is Finished”
The Gospels of Matthew and Mark tell us that, as he breathed his last, Jesus cried out with a loud voice. Yet neither records what he said. John’s Gospel tells us that what…
The Promise of Jesus’ Words, “Today You Will Be With Me In Paradise”
Jesus’ response to the dying criminal’s plea for mercy, “Today you will be with me in Paradise” in Luke 23, speaks to us about heaven and about our mission …
“I Thirst”: More Here Than Meets The Eye
Among the seven last statements of Jesus recorded in the gospels is one that, at first glance, seems almost insignificant. Shortly before his death he says, “I…
“My God, My God, Why Have You Forsaken Me?”
In my last post, we looked at one of the last of Jesus’ seven statements. Today, we look at the one statement that is, for many, the most moving, disturbing, and powerfully…
A Crucified King
On Fridays during this season of Lent, I'm posting readings from The Way and its companion devotional. Today's post is an excerpt from The Way: Walking in the Footsteps of Jesus. …
Which King Will You Choose?
On Fridays during this season of Lent, I'm posting readings from The Way: Walking in the Footsteps of Jesus and its companion devotional. Today's post is an excerpt from The…
What Is Your Defining Story?
When it was evening on that day, the first day of the week, and the doors of the house where the disciples had met were locked for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among…
A Mirror and a Self-Portrait
Then the soldiers led him into the courtyard of the palace (that is, the governor’s headquarters); and they called together the whole cohort. And they clothed him in a…
Maundy Thursday
I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you…
A Recovering Pharisee?
Then Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples, “The scribes and the Pharisees sit on Moses’ seat; therefore, do whatever they teach you and follow it; but do not…