Holy Saturday. A day, in some ways that was likely harder for the disciplines than Good Friday. With the horror of His torturous death still a vivid memory, the disciplines began to consider “What now?” “How could I have been some blind?” “He wasn’t who […]
Month: April 2011
Good Friday – Devotional for April 22, 2011
I don’t handle Good Friday very well and, as I look around, I see I’m not the only one. I am conflicted on what I should do and how I should feel. I remember the Holy Weeks of my youth. I was always impressed with […]
Render to Caesar – Devotional for Thursday, April 21, 2011
15 Then the Pharisees went and plotted how they might entangle Him in His talk. 16 And they sent to Him their disciples with the Herodians, saying, “Teacher, we know that You are true, and teach the way of God in truth; nor do You care about anyone, for You […]
Wherever you are, be all there – Devotional for Wednesday, April 20, 2011
This is the era of multitasking. I work on my computer while watching TV, text while driving, listen to my ipod while doing everything. In one of the many letters he wrote to his son in the 1740s, Lord Chesterfield offered the following advice: “There […]
No More Fuzzy Lines – Devotional for Tuesday, April 19, 2011
We live in the era of the “fuzzy line.” It seems to most folks nothing is definite; all things are relative. One of the strangest verses that ever fell from the lips of Jesus, the Prince of Peace, is this: “Think not that I have come […]
Thanks for the Prayers
Thanks to all who prayed for my court date today. I have been struggling with knee pain for a month and had a court day today which I was not looking forward to. I felt all your prayers. I thought I would be in court […]
Suffering – It Ain’t All Bad – Devotional for Sunday, April 17, 2011
“Why is there suffering in the world?” The question is asked by atheists, intent on using the existence of suffering as proof that there could be no God. The question also comes up among the faithful who are challenged by the very real suffering […]
Our Father – Devotional for Saturday, April 16, 2011
Jesus said to her, “Do not cling to Me, for I have not yet ascended to My Father; but go to My brethren and say to them, ‘I am ascending to My Father and your Father, and to My God and your God.’ ” —John […]