It was Palm Sunday, the last Sunday before Easter: “Mom, why is there such a big crowd there?” “That’s Jesus, Philip; the man who recently raised the dead Lazarus, do you remember?” “Oh yes, that’s […]
Suffering and hardship. We do not normally get excited about suffering and hardship, but it’s one of the few things that we are promised and guaranteed to face in our short time here before eternity. […]
The disciples’ salvation depended on the fate of their Lord Jesus. They had pinned all of their hopes on Him, so when He died on the cross, they thought it was all over. By all […]
Jesus makes His way down the agonizing pathway to His own execution, along with two convicted criminals. “And a great multitude of the people followed Him” (Luke 23:27). Rough soldiers, with their commander at the […]
“My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?” The stooped man, who habitually shuffled through London at night, uttering these bitter words at the sight of a church towering out of the darkness, was […]
1. Unemployment In Germany, people lose their jobs every day. In the spring of 2016, after 15 years of employment with a company, the business owner, with a heavy heart, handed me my termination slip […]