CHRISTOS ANESTI, ALITHOS ANESTI!Christ is risen, Truly He is risen! Our living hope Today, Easter, we celebrate the resurrection. Through Jesus’ resurrection, we have a living hope. Living hope is at work in us, transforming us day by day to be like our risen Savior. Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord…
Holy Saturday – there is little in the scripture about this day. We can imagine that the disciples, who loved Jesus, were mourning. They were no doubt confused, their faith shaken. Sad and grieving. Were their hopes dashed? Did any of the events of the last day make sense to them? Could it be possible…
He could have called ten thousand angelsTo destroy the world and set Him free.He could have called ten thousand angels,But He died alone, for you and me. Ray Overholt, 1959 Today is Holy Friday. In my meditation on Jesus’ death, I was reminded of this hymn we used to sing in the church I grew…
A Holy Angst In this Holy Week, we see Jesus set His face resolutely to finish the work He came to do. Jesus knew He would die a horrible death, yet He did not shrink back, but He did experience a holy angst. Sometimes I think I forget how difficult facing the cruel death on…
But I will send you the Advocate—the Spirit of truth. He will come to you from the Father and will testify all about me. John 15:26 NLT As Jesus prepares for His death, He comforts the disciples. He tells them multiple times in the Upper Room discourse that He is going away but won’t leave…
God’s plan This is the message of Good News for the people of Israel—that there is peace with God through Jesus Christ, who is Lord of all. Acts 10:36 NLT From the beginning, the message was clear. God sent His Son to guide us to the path of peace! Because of God’s tender mercy, the morning…