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Apr 16 - Evening - The Tomb
Then Joseph bought a linen cloth, and taking down the body, wrapped it in the linen cloth, and laid it in a tomb that had been hewn out of
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Apr 16 - Morning - The Death
After this, Jesus, knowing that all was now finished, said (to fulfill the Scripture), “I thirst.” A jar full of sour wine stood there, so
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Apr 15 - The Nails
As they went out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name. They compelled this man to carry his cross. And when they came to a place
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Apr 14 - The Journey
And the soldiers led him away inside the palace (that is, the governor's headquarters), and they called together the whole battalion. And
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Apr 13 - The Betrayal
And as Peter was below in the courtyard, one of the servant girls of the high priest came, and seeing Peter warming himself, she looked at
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Apr 12 - Before Pilate
Now Jesus stood before the governor, and the governor asked him, “Are you the King of the Jews?” Jesus said, “You have said so.” But when he
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Apr 11 - The Stations of the Cross - History and The Garden
The Stations of the Cross have formed part of Christian devotion at Passiontide for many centuries because they enable us to engage actively
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Thursday, Apr 7 - Restraint
Mark 15:1-5 – As soon as it was morning, the chief priests held a consultation with the elders and scribes and the whole council. They bound
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Tuesday, Apr 5 - The Friend Who Prayed
In the course of the evening, the disciples would go from arguing over their greatness in the kingdom to deserting their King. Jesus warned
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Thursday, March 31 - Hubris
Peter was so sure of himself! Jesus, the one who had calmed the storm and fed the five thousand, predicted what was going to happen.
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Tuesday, March 29 - An Intimate Moment With Mary
The winds of treachery have been gusting around Jesus with increasing intensity. But there is a calm eye in the midst of this storm of mount
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Thursday, Mar 24 - The Widow's Mite
This beloved story is probably familiar to at least a few of us. Jesus watches wealthy folks coming in and out of the temple, ostentatiously
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Tuesday, Mar 22 - The Wicked Tenants
Mark 12:1-12. Jesus’ parables tend to fall into three categories: parables about the kingdom of God, parables about divine grace, and
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Friday, Mar 18 - Noisy Faith
“What do you want me to do for you?” Jesus asked him. The blind man said, “Rabbi, I want to see.” “Go,” said Jesus, “your faith has healed
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Wednesday, Mar 16 - Santa Jesus
Then James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came to him. “Teacher,” they said, “we want you to do for us whatever we ask.” “What do you want
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Monday, Mar 14 - Childish Interruptions
"Let the little children come to me…" - Mark 10:14 Around 15 years ago a friend introduced me (Dave Bruner) to the television show Arrested
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Friday, Mar 11 - The Value of Heaven
“If your hand causes you to sin, cut it off. It is better for you to enter life crippled than with two hand go to hell.” - Mark 9:43
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Wednesday, Mar 9 - Servant of All
“If anyone would be first, he must be last of all and a servant of all.” - Mark 9:35b. This is an often quoted saying of Jesus, and also
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Monday, Mar 7 - The Things of God
“Get behind me, Satan! For you are not setting your mind on the things of God, but on the things of man.” - Mark 8:33b. What are the “things
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Friday, Mar 4 - Give Thanks
“And he took the seven loaves, and having given thanks, he broke them and gave them to the disciples to set before the people…And they had
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