Day Thirty Four: Monday

Day Thirty Four: Monday

It is now Monday of Passion week. Jesus has entered the city to fanfare and celebration. He heads to the temple the next day, and what he sees is an abomination. People have set up a marketplace of sacrificial animals and gouged all the prices. This is not a Christian...
Day Thirty Three: On Mission

Day Thirty Three: On Mission

We now begin the final week of Jesus’ life before the resurrection.  Holy Week. Passion Week. It has many names with huge significance. All of humanity was waiting for this and didn’t even know it.  The people of Jerusalem thought they were welcoming their...
Reflection: The Final Week

Reflection: The Final Week

Tomorrow begins our final seven-day stretch on our countdown to Easter. I’ve often wondered what was going through the mind of Jesus as he knew his time on earth was wrapping up. Over the next week will examine some of those things through scripture. But before...
Day Thirty Two: Have Patience

Day Thirty Two: Have Patience

Got someone in your life that seems to be slow to accept Jesus?  Perhaps they seem to have no interest despite all your best efforts. Jesus tells us a story that may be encouraging to you. 28 “What do you think? There was a man who had two sons. He went to the first...
Day Thirty One: Extending Mercy

Day Thirty One: Extending Mercy

3 While he was in Bethany, reclining at the table in the home of Simon the Leper, a woman came with an alabaster jar of very expensive perfume, made of pure nard. She broke the jar and poured the perfume on his head. 4 Some of those present were saying indignantly to...
Day Thirty: Always on Time

Day Thirty: Always on Time

Have you ever heard the phrase, “a day late and a dollar short”? That’s what you say about someone who is always late and never prepared.   Then there is the phrase “often late but worth the wait.” That one is a bit more flattering. I prefer the phrase “God is seldom...

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