“Jesus had told them what was to come when he entered Jerusalem. What was to come was out of their hands. What was most pressing in that moment was to praise God joyfully and loudly. “
Category: Lent
What Could Happen Next
“After seeing and hearing of Lazarus rising from the tomb, what could possibly happen next?”
They Deserve It
“God’s kindness and mercy are far ahead of our mere human, prejudicial understanding of who deserves what.”
There Are No Dead Ends
“It was Jerusalem that needed to turn around and go back the way it came. That’s what the prophets called Jerusalem to do, and that’s what Jerusalem refused to do.”
Who We Are
“The gospel that we hear is that we are reconciled, conformed, harmonized, settled, brought to terms, patched up, fixed up, kiss and made up by Christ’s death to present us holy in his sight, without blemish and free from accusation! Alleluia.”
Not Where It Ends
“We so often live our spiritual lives as those who search for a path of access to the God of our salvation. Such a pursuit or struggle wears us out in the long run. We then find meager contentment in believing we’re saved, and heaven is our home when we die. Scripture, however, conveys to us WE HAVE ACCESS TO THE GOD OF OUR SALVATION.”
Such Risky Adventures
“So, when I hear or read, “If any want to become my followers,” I wince a bit. I know there’s a cost. There’s a cost in carrying a cross, in denying oneself, and it sounds like a follower follows alone. BUT WE DON’T FOLLOW ALONE. JESUS WASN’T ALONE ENTERING HIS PASSION. We wouldn’t be either.”
Obvious Parallels
The message to our world, our community, our friends, family and neighbors IS NOT GOD’S REGRET AND GOD’S JUDGMENT. God already went through that.
Everyone Will Know (Holy Thursday)
John 13: 1-17 Jesus knew that his hour had come to depart from this world and to go to the Father. HIS HOUR HAD COME. The devil had already put it into the heart of Judas to betray him. All of this going on under the surface and knowing that the Father had given all…
So You May Believe
John 11: 1-45 The text from the eleventh chapter of John was lengthy, I know. It reminded me of the preacher who spoke twenty minutes on Isaiah, twenty minutes on Ezekiel, twenty minutes on Jeremiah, and twenty minutes on Daniel. Then he announced, “We have now come to the twelve minor prophets. What place will…
Psalm 102 in The Message 