[Listen to the sound file while you read — two inches to the right of this line on this page, marked “Aubre’s Gift”] Revised for 2024 A Morning Devotion for Tuesday of the Second Week of Lent Preparing our Hearts for Good Friday and Easter The Savior is abandoned by the disciples and denied by … More The Abandonment of the Messiah
Continuing to prepare our hearts for the events of Good Friday and Easter [Listen to the sound file while you read — two inches to the right of this line on this page, marked “Aubre’s Gift”] The Savior is betrayed with the kiss of a friend. Adapted from the accounts of Mt 26:47-56; Mk 14:43-50; … More Feeling Betrayed During Holy Week
[Listen to the sound file while you read — an inch and a half to the right of this line on this page, marked “Aubre’s Gift”] The Savior sweats drops of blood in the garden. Adapted from the accounts of Matthew 26:36-46; Mark 14:32-42; Luke 22:39-46 He asks for the cup to pass. Then Jesus … More The Savior Sweats Drops of Blood
Part of the Poetry Project (poetic reflections on the poetry of God) Read Psalm 27 On my sister’s birthday (4/4), The Gospel Coalition invited the world to spend a day in prayer and fasting for the pandemic called Covid19 virus but also for the advance of the gospel that meets the deepest needs of all … More One Thing – What is it?
The Church is Anemic. We are called to make disciples. It is the one outcome that Jesus wants us to be working on as we go about all the stuff of life. Everything else is secondary. So what does it tell us that according to a Barna Group survey just two years ago . . … More The Discipleship Problem at Our Door
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Wednesday is for Prayer It is the night before He suffered. The Passover is a people-shaping event in the Jewish calendar. It celebrates God’s selection of the Jews out of Egypt. It celebrates God’s hearing the suffering of his people and acting for them. It celebrates God’s sparing the first-born…
“You’ve heard it said that to be victorious in a military battle you must have the ‘most boots on the ground.’ Conversely, to be victorious in a spiritual battle, you must have the most ‘knees on the ground.’” ….. The character Eli to his young pastor friend Elmo in the novel The Old Man and … More Getting Knees on the Ground
The connection between the Old Testament and New Testament is unbreakable. Without the Old, we can’t fully understand the New. Remember that. And rejoice in the continuity and detail of God’s plan to redeem the world. That’s all for today. References to Psalm 22 in the New Testament Psalm 22:1-31 1 Peter 1:11 Psalm 22:1 … More Why We Can’t Disconnect from the Old Testament
Today, I received a letter from Steve Douglass, the President of CRU. It struck me as extremely wise and practical. He was writing to all staff and alumni of the ministry and trying to encourage ministry leaders. You will find it below without any changes. [Message from Steve Douglass] I love you and am praying … More Wisdom from CRU on Ministry in a Covid-19 World
Some of the best ideas I have heard about how we can meet the needs of our world in the present moment. Reach out to neighbors whose children are suddenly home from school and offer to help with babysitting. Check in on any elderly neighbors or neighbors who you know have underlying health issues (COPD, … More Loving People in the Covid19 World
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