Sunday was Easter—or as I prefer to call it, Resurrection Day! It is the eighth and final day of Holy Week, and it marks the end of the season of Lent. Why is it significant? Because it commemorates the Sunday almost two thousand years ago on which Jesus, the Son of God and promised Messiah, rose from… Continue reading { lenten reflections : resurrection and defeat }

Today is Saturday, the seventh day of Holy Week and of my daily reflections on the events of that week. That Saturday was the only full day that the incarnate God of the universe spent in the tomb. There was still no breath in His body, and all of creation was holding its, waiting to see what would happen. Even… Continue reading { lenten reflections : rebellion and intervention }

I meant to post my Holy Week reflection for Good Friday later in the day yesterday. Sadly, my schedule did not allow the time to post three times in one day. I may have been a tad delusional in thinking that a realistic goal; even still, the events of that day were rolling around in my head and my… Continue reading { lenten reflections : depravity and death }

Yesterday, day five of Jesus’s final week, is most commonly known as Maundy Thursday. In order to catch up and be in sync with the timeline of events for the rest of this sacred week, I’m posting today for day five of my Holy Week reflections, and another post will follow later with my reflections… Continue reading { lenten reflections : sacrifice and silence }

Day four of Jesus’s final week was a Wednesday. Due to illness at the beginning of the week, I am behind on posting my Holy Week reflections on Jesus’s activities and teachings each day of that week. I had originally intended to just accept being behind and do one day at a time, but today is… Continue reading { lenten reflections : worship and betrayal }

Day three of Jesus’s final week was a Tuesday, and so today we pretend it is Tuesday as I share my Holy Week reflections on His activities and teachings that day. After clearing out the temple on Monday, Jesus again spent the night in Bethany. Tuesday morning He awoke and headed back into the city… Continue reading { lenten reflections : curses and comforts }

Day two of Jesus’s final week was a Monday. I’m just going to pretend today is Monday and follow the advice to “slow our pace a little, walking through Scripture’s narrative of the events that took place between Palm Sunday and Easter Sunday . . . [stepping] purposefully with Christ . . . as He approaches… Continue reading { lenten reflections : upheaval and cleansing }

First, let me begin this post by apologizing for not posting on Sunday, as has become my custom. I woke up that morning feeling horrible: pounding head, zero energy, really tired, irritated throat and sinuses—you know the drill. By God’s grace alone I made it to church on time and was even able to pay attention, worship deeply,… Continue reading { lenten reflections : tears and triumph }