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This is a re-post of my Jesus Calling blog post, April 1, 2018. It feels especially appropriate today. I hope you are encouraged. Six days before Easter morning, I found … Continue reading The Mundane and the Monumental: Clinging to Easter on Monday Morning
My new guest blog post on @Jesus_Calling. The Mundane and the Monumental: Clinging to Easter Sunday on Monday Morning https://www.jesuscalling.com/blog/mundane-monumental-clinging-easter-sunday-monday-morning/
“Rabboni!” Mary gasped, and threw herself at His feet. Mary laughed through her tears as the scent of myrrh and aloes drifted up to her and she realized the men … Continue reading “I Have Seen the Lord!”
“Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom” (Luke 23:42) It was a hope well placed. Jesus’ answer was immediate and full of promise- rescuing the one willing to … Continue reading “Jesus, remember me…”
Jesus turned to carry His crossbeam to Golgotha. He was just collateral damage in the eyes of Pilate and the Jewish leaders, a pawn to be played. In truth, His … Continue reading A Kingdom Not of This World
My mom tells me I was in church within mere days after my birth. Many of my earliest memories are of little country churches and the good, kind people who … Continue reading Saints and Screw-ups
Jesus wept. We are told he wept at the grave of Lazarus and wept again as he gazed at beautiful Jerusalem on his triumphal entry. The word for “wept” as … Continue reading Dominus Flevit, Where Jesus Wept
When the Jewish leaders brought Jesus before Pilate early on the morning after his arrest, they may have been surprised to find the Roman ruler already awake and ready to sit in judgment. … Continue reading The Complexities of Pilate
As Naman Avigad led the excavations of the Jewish Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem between 1973-1974, he began to unearth something remarkable. Under Mr. Avigad’s guidance, spades broke … Continue reading In Annas’ Mansion
Mike Tyson shocked the world when he savagely bit off a one-inch piece of cartilage from Evander Holyfield’s right ear in a boxing match at the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas, … Continue reading When A Sword is Not a Sword, and an Ear is More Than an Ear
A quiet, holy garden is enshrined in Jerusalem and pilgrims enter her gates with a hush. In the center of the garden, huge olive trees, their trunks ancient and gnarled, grow near … Continue reading Gethsemane
For those of you who have been following my blog for awhile may remember I did an Advent series this past December. I have decided to do a few posts … Continue reading Easter Series