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“Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith…” — Hebrews 12:2 When you use a computer as much as I do, you learn something very quickly: eventually, it will need to be replaced. I keep many windows open. I do my work there. And sometimes—through wear, or even a simple drop—it breaks beyond…
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What did Jesus pray… from the cross? On Good Friday, we don’t just remember the suffering of Jesus—we listen to His words, His prayers, and His heart. On the cross, Jesus prayed. Not polished prayers. Real prayers. “Father, forgive them…”“My God, my God…”“It is finished.” In His suffering, He shows us how to pray in…
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Maundy Thursday Reflections on the Lord’s Supper “Why is this night different from all other nights?” That question has echoed through Jewish homes for centuries. On one particular night, in an upper room, Jesus answered it—not only with words, but with bread… and a cup… and Himself. A New Feast “And when the hour was…
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Hebrews 12:1–3 “Let us run with patience the race that is set before us,looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith…”— Hebrews 12:1–2 Moving from Hebrews 11 into Hebrews 12 is not a shift—it is a completion. The great chapter of faith does not end with admiration; it moves us into participation. All…
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Scripture: “My lips shall greatly rejoice when I sing unto thee; and my soul, which thou hast redeemed.”— Psalm 71:23 Opening to the Sun Above One day, Henry van Dyke heard the joyful, triumphant music of Beethoven set against the backdrop of his own life. His heart rose in praise—but he needed words to give…
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John 12:7“Then said Jesus, Let her alone: against the day of my burying hath she kept this.” The anointing of Jesus is told more than once. You find it in Matthew 26, Mark 14, Luke 7, and John 12. Matthew, Mark, and John place it in Bethany, during Holy Week, in the house of Simon…
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There are seasons when I speak of compassion mainly in the context of my role as a leader in the faith community, as a pastor in my particular context. That is natural enough. One would think that among the people of faith, the audience would be receptive to the concept of compassion. After all, in…
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Psalm 22 takes us on a profound spiritual journey from the depths of human despair to the heights of resurrection hope. It begins with one of the most haunting cries in all of Scripture—“My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”—a cry later echoed by Jesus on the cross. In these words, we encounter…
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“Let the sea roar, and the fullness thereof;let the fields rejoice, and all that is therein.”— 1 Chronicles 16:32 Seas roar—and it is more than a metaphor.Fields rejoice—and somehow find their voice. All that is within them becomes our kin in the symphony of praise. Nature sings. Each creature brings its offering of worship.Mountains and…
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