Read Matthew 7:1-6 Concluding His teaching on the spiritual life, Jesus transitions His teaching to talk about human relationships. How should we relate to our neighbors? He begins by saying...
This week we have pored over the resurrection passages in all four gospels: Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. Each one is an account of what happened after Jesus’ death but...
Read John 20:24-31 ‘Mixed emotions’ perfectly describes how I initially felt upon discovering the invitation to participate in the writing of this devotional. I enjoyed the honor of being...
Read John 20:1-9 Read John 20:1-10 and pay attention to the reactions of the different people arriving and leaving the tomb. Imagine the shock of Mary Magdalene when she...
Read Luke 24:36-48 Have you ever felt the deep weight of loss? Not the feeling of defeat in a game or something of that sort, but the total collapse of...
Read Mark 16:9-20 Having wonderful news and a wonderful story to go along with it is such an amazing gift, it makes it all the more frustrating when people that...
Read Mark 16:1-8 As I write this devotional, it’s winter and Milwaukee is covered in eight inches of heavy snow which is appropriate, because I’ve been thinking a lot about...
Read Matthew 28:1-10 “Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified. He is not here; he has risen, just as he said.”...
Today is a Holy Saturday in the Christian tradition, the day between Good Friday, when we remember Jesus’ death on the Cross, and Easter Sunday, the day when we remember...
Read Matthew 27:27-54 Although as a child I attended a church where Good Friday was reverently observed each year, I’d never wept over Jesus’ crucifixion. Then, when I was about...