Turning Shock to Belief
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...
Jesus Takes Action
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...
The Faith of One
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...
Holding the Silence
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...
Real Life
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.”...
Sabbath Day: Holy Saturday, April 3
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...
The Astonishing Story
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...
Stinky Feet
Read Matthew 26:17-30 “Simon Peter said, ‘You’re the Christ, the Messiah, the Son of the living God.'” (Matthew 16:16, The Message) When I worked in a homeless clinic, my...
Lifter of my Head
Read John 4:1-4; 25-27 “But you, O LORD, are a shield about me, my glory, and the lifter of my head.” (Psalm 3:3) The account of the woman at the...
The Antidote for Anxiety
Read Philippians 4:4-9 As a new believer, Philippians 4:6-7 was one of the first verses that I memorized. I loved the fact, and still do, that I could present my...