I have been wracking my brain all day, trying to decide what to say. I have decide not to say anything. As we prepare to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus the Christ, I ask you to consider what the disciples felt as they had to live through the Saturday after the crucifixion of Jesus. What would you have felt? This is a day of mourning. … Continue reading Lent Day #40 | Holy Saturday
I have often wondered if the first disciples of Jesus felt it was appropriate to call the Friday Jesus died “good.” It is difficult to fathom how anything that took place that Friday afternoon could have been considered good. Trumped charges led to a bogus trial and led which to the execution of an innocent man. The circumstances of that day are anything but good. … Continue reading Lent Day #39 | Good Friday
Today is Maundy Thursday. It is the Thursday before Easter. The word “maundy” is an old word with two meanings (both of which are not in use anymore). The first meaning is “commandment,” and the second, not as closely related to the reason it is used during Holy Week, is “to beg.” Both of these are interesting when we consider them in the context of … Continue reading Lent Day #38 | Maundy Thursday
As we draw closer to Easter morning we will take some time to explore what it means that God has redeemed us Continue reading Lent Day #37 | Redemption
I want to share with you one of the many mind-blowing verses in the bible! For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God. (2 Corinthians 5:21, ESV) I am stunned at the reality this points to. Before we go any deeper into the verse, let’s look at what righteousness … Continue reading Lent Day #36 | Righteousness
For the past eight years I served as a youth pastor in two United Methodist Churches. In that time I was introduced to John Wesley, the Methodist Movement and the particularly Wesleyan understanding of sanctification. I am not a Wesleyan theologian by any stretch, so please correct with kindness and grace. As I studied the origins of Methodism, I discovered that the moniker was actually … Continue reading Lent Day #35 | Sanctification
