Faith, Family, Leadership, & Advice
Darkness closes in. The silence is deafening. My vision is clouded. I can’t see a way out. Death marches on, threatening, intimidating, and piercing the very depths of my being. There is nothing I can do but wait. . . with heavy breathing and an …
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I clutch the head tightly with the claw and strain to pry the nail out of the flesh leaving an open wound. Sometimes it splinters even more. The bent nails must be hammered from the opposite side in order to be removed. Reclaimed wood is …
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Matthew 28:1-20; Mark 16:1-8; Luke 24:1-53; John 20:1-21:25 Early Sunday morning a group of women took anointing oil to Jesus’ grave. However, what they found was not what they expected. They would not be anointing His body that day. Instead, an angel rolled away the …
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Matthew 27:62-66; Luke 23:54b There is simply not much written about Saturday, the Jewish Sabbath day which followed Jesus’ death. It’s an empty day. The hearts of His disciples were empty too. They were hurting and mourning. They were fearful for what their own future …
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Matthew 27:1-61; Mark 15:1-47; Luke 23:1-56; John 18:28-19:42 Good? This is the day we remember Jesus’ death on the cross. How can something so terrible be good? Well…. it was the terrible price that God paid so that we (sinners) could be in relationship with …
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Matthew 26:17-75; Mark 14:12-72; Luke 22:7-71; John 13:1-18:27 On Thursday of Holy Week, Jesus celebrated a traditional Passover meal with His disciples. (well… maybe not so traditional) He sent John and Peter ahead to get the meal prepared. When they arrived the disciples thought it …
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Matthew 26:6-16 – Mark 14:3-11 – Luke 22:3-6 Wednesday is a quiet day for Jesus, but God is still at work – A quiet strength. After all that had been said on Tuesday, Jesus gave the Pharisees a little break from Him. They had already …
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Matthew 21:23-26:5; Mark 11:27-14:2; Luke 20:1-22:2; John 12:37-50 The Tuesday of Holy Week is full of confrontation. Jesus is determined. After the events of Monday (running money changers out), the chief priests and scribes have seen enough and they are ready to kill Jesus. However, …
Read MoreMatthew 21:12-22; Mark 11:12-19; Luke 19:45-48 Most scholars believe that Jesus threw the money changers out of the temple on the Monday of Holy week so I thought I’d post about it today. I have always wondered about the time Jesus got mad and threw …
Read More(written in Dec 2014) It’s a week before Christmas. There’s lots to do. I’ve been working all week and finally get to come home. I’m so ready for the holidays away from students – away from work. I’m tired. As I drive home, I start …
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