Near the Cross
Jesus never enjoyed much elbow room during his public ministry. There was always a multitude, pushing and shoving to get close. When he taught in the temple, there was hardly space to breathe.
24
Jul
23
Jul
Smile God Likes You
Could you imagine being invited to a party at Buckingham Palace to which the invitation reads: The pleasure of your company is desired because the host...
22
Jul
Everything… Or Some Things
Did you catch that? God works out everything that happens so that it perfectly conforms with his will and purpose...
20
Jul
Change the Things You Can
I once visited a friend in a nursing home who was feeling depressed about conditions there. When I wheeled into her room, I noticed she was discouraged...
19
Jul
Who’s Important Here
When it comes to the obnoxious, Bartimaeus would take the prize. He must have carried on and made quite a scene because it says many rebuked him...
9
Jul
The School of Obedience
Although Jesus wept and cried loudly, wrestled and struggled, he obeyed. In fact, he learned obedience from what he suffered. Whether or not obedience...
24
May
Being Clothed
The Apostle Paul wrote wistfully about the resurrection body, and my sentiments are his. I too groan over my earthly tent. Age, disease, or disability...
19
Dec
Be Holy
It was only our high school madrigal choir singing a Gregorian chant. But the beautiful, haunting discords and harmonies in the minor keys swelled my...
18
Dec
A Laughing Lord?
The Son of Man was completely and utterly human, which means of course that he experienced the entire range of human emotions—emotions untainted by sin...
22
Nov
The Hunt
I will never forget Thanksgiving Day 1963. I was fourteen years old, living on a farm in Maryland, and Mr. Cauthorne, the owner of the big estate across the...
