When the gentle King of Glory comes into the citadel of your heart, his gentleness begins to pervade your life. We often think of a gentle or meek person as weak-willed, quiet, and reserved. However, a succinct description of gentleness/meekness is: The readiness to suffer wrong by entrusting everything to God. The biblical symbol of … Continue reading When The Gentle King of Glory Comes In
What is your answer to the Tenebrae Question?
During our Good Friday service, we always conclude with what is called the Tenebrae hymn: "Were You There." Tenebrae is a Latin word that means 'shadows' or 'darkness.' It refers to a distinctive worship service that involves the gradual extinguishing of candles while reading the psalms and gospel narratives that explicitly set forth Jesus’ sufferings … Continue reading What is your answer to the Tenebrae Question?
Tools for Meditation During Holy Week
A Hymn for Holy Week Be Thou my Vision, O Lord of my heart. Naught be all else to me, Save that Thou art. Thou my best thought, By day or by night. Waking or sleeping, Thy presence my light. Be Thou my Wisdom, And Thou my true Word; I ever with Thee and Thou … Continue reading Tools for Meditation During Holy Week
A Prayer for Maundy Thursday
Great God, in Christ you call our name And then receive us as your own, Not through some merit, right, or claim, But by your gracious love alone. We strain to glimpse your mercy-seat And find you kneeling at our feet. Then take the towel, and break the bread, And humble us, and call us … Continue reading A Prayer for Maundy Thursday
In the Hands of a Loving Father – A Devotional for Good Friday
Today is called Good Friday. What a strange designation! On this day, we remember the execution of a supposed criminal who threatened the power brokers of his society. Thus, he needed to be eliminated. Notice the other hands that were involved in the cruel events of Good Friday. A perfectly innocent was delivered into the … Continue reading In the Hands of a Loving Father – A Devotional for Good Friday
A Devotional Guide for Holy Week
The upcoming week ranks supreme in our church calendar as well as in the life of any follower of Jesus. Thus, I would encourage you to not let this week go by without intentionally spending time in God’s Word asking the living Lord Jesus Christ and His Holy Spirit to speak to you. In our … Continue reading A Devotional Guide for Holy Week
Praying that We Might Praise Him Like the Children
Is Jesus as loudly praised and as greatly rejoiced in among us today as he was by the children long ago in Jerusalem? Oh “the joy of Christ's presence with his people. Oh, that we might have it! Bickerings soon cease, murmurings come to an end, complaints against one another, and against God's providence are … Continue reading Praying that We Might Praise Him Like the Children
The One Thing that will save us from political chaos and collapse
"This world can be saved from political chaos and collapse by one thing only -- that is worship" of the living and true God. - William Temple (the 98th Archbishop of Canterbury who was born in 1881 and died October 27, 1944. He was a passionate lover of the music of Bach. In literature, his … Continue reading The One Thing that will save us from political chaos and collapse
Our Lord’s Triumphal Entry – Gleanings from the Man of Granite with the Heart of a Child
The Triumphal Entry of our Lord is spoken of four times in the New Testament. “It is evident that it is a scene in the earthly life of Jesus which Christians are intended to study with special attention. Let us study it and see what practical lessons we may learn for our own souls” (J.C. … Continue reading Our Lord’s Triumphal Entry – Gleanings from the Man of Granite with the Heart of a Child
One Master Passion – Advance the Gospel
J. Campbell White, the head of the Laymen’s Missionary Movement, said in 1906 that: “Most men and women are not satisfied with the permanent output of their lives. Nothing can wholly satisfy the life of Christ within His followers except the adoption of Christ’s purpose toward the world He came to redeem. Fame, pleasure, and … Continue reading One Master Passion – Advance the Gospel
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