Lamentations in Lent
God wants to hear what is real in our lives, including our struggles and disappointments.
Read ArticlePointed Towards the Cross
Jesus Christ covenanted to love us until the end. That is why he pointed himself to walk the road to the cross. This Lent, may we walk it with him.
Read ArticlePassing Between the Pieces
The Lenten journey teaches us pretty quickly that we are going to screw up.
Read ArticleLeadership Temptations: What Price Are You Willing To Pay?
Jesus willingly pays the highest price possible.
Read ArticleLeadership Temptations: How Will You Lead?
In our passion to do good in the world, it’s easy for the tempter to distract us by focusing on the ends of our work in order to justify unjustifiable means.
Read ArticleJoy to the World . . . in Lent?
As Jesus entered Jerusalem on the day we know as Palm Sunday, his disciples celebrated the coming of their king with loud praise to God.
Read ArticleJesus as a Big Giant Spoon
The Jesus who stirs things up in a major way, therefore, is rather like a big giant spoon.
Read ArticleWhat’s Jesus’s Line?
In the season of Lent we have the opportunity to ask in a fresh way, “Who is Jesus?”
Read ArticleBearing the Weight of the Cross
Simon of Cyrene gives us the lesson of God’s providence and participation in painful things that reveal God’s grace.
Read ArticleOh, Thomas!
Thomas and others remind us that we can have expectations—but even if they are fulfilled exactly as we hoped, there will always be so much more.
Read ArticleNot My Will But Yours Be Done
As he prayed on the night before his crucifixion, Jesus asked his Heavenly Father to “remove this cup.”
Read ArticleThe Shocking Prayer of Jesus
Jesus was asking for a way to avoid the suffering and sacrifice of the cross.
Read ArticleThe Anguish of Jesus
The fact that Jesus suffered truly and painfully means that he understands us and our suffering.
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