Lent Day 46. By the time, Saturday rolled around, I’m sure Jesus-followers were wondering if life would ever be normal again. Grief does that. So does fear. Top that with doubts and questions and mocking-voices-in-the-head, and it’s no wonder…
Lent Day 46. Good Friday. Crucifixion Friday. “Yes, the darkness of this day is real, and it is painful. It should cause us to wince, to mourn, to grow quiet as we gaze soberly upon the wounded Christ hanging…
Lent Day 44. Maunday Thursday. Or, “Commandment Thursday.” On Thursday, Jesus went back to Jerusalem from Bethany. Here, on this day, He spent His last final hours feasting, loving, serving, and instructing His disciples. Not just His current disciples,…
Lent Day 43. Seven times! Seven times, Jesus pronounces the word “woe” on the spiritual leaders of His day. Rather than type them all out here, read Matthew 23 (here’s a link to make it easy for us to…
Lent Day 42. Jesus spent most of Tuesday during Holy Week at the temple. He’s challenged. Questioned. Debated. The Pharisees and Saducees, who never got along (much like Democrats and Republicans, I’d imagine), find themselves united under a common…
Lent Day 41. If you don’t have a timeline of Jesus’ last week on earth, you can find a completed one here on this website. It’s quite detailed. However, if just a “sketch” will do, here’s an image you…
Lent Day 40. Palm Sunday, Officially, we start “Holy Week.” A somber week. Jesus’ last days on earth. AND…He made every last minute of every day count. We begin with this one…Jesus’ Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem. What was this…
Lent Day 39… Somehow, Lent Day 35, 36, 37, and 38 got lost in all our travel over the last two weeks. I just didn’t consider how much time would be consumed in our ministry opportunities, discovering the English…
Lent Day 34. Only one thought today. Birthed out of one question… …and one response. It was a question I found written in my Bible. I don’t know who challenged me with it. I guess I forgot to write…
Lent Day 33. Last evening, we attended a Stuart Townend concert, here at the church where we are staying (literally), and doing some ministry. Stuart wrote one of my favorite songs, In Christ Alone. Those lyrics. They get to…