Good Friday makes Easter possible. Without the sacrifice of Jesus on that Friday over 2,000 years ago, there would be no Resurrection Sunday. No victory over death. No empty tomb to rejoice in. Just like Christmas commemorates the birth of Christ, Easter celebrates His rising—but that rising could not have happened without His willing deathContinue reading “Good Friday Still Matters”
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Saturday in the Word | Hard Sayings of Jesus
Jesus said some hard things. Several weeks ago, Terri and I went and watched The Last Supper, a less traumatic telling of Christ’s final week on Earth than one of my favorite movies: The Passion of Christ. While tamer, the Chris Tomlin produced film is fairly well done and shares why Easter matters. In additionContinue reading “Saturday in the Word | Hard Sayings of Jesus”
Jesus, our Kindness
Jesus is our Kindness extended to us by God, the Father, Creator of all. I’m blessed that my wife, Terri, is a kind human being. Her kindness often overwhelms me, much like considering God’s kindness does. But when the goodness and loving kindness of God our Savior appeared, he saved us, not because of worksContinue reading “Jesus, our Kindness”
