[cs_content][cs_section parallax=”false” style=”margin: 0px;padding: 45px 0px;”][cs_row inner_container=”true” marginless_columns=”false” style=”margin: 0px auto;padding: 0px;”][cs_column fade=”false” fade_animation=”in” fade_animation_offset=”45px” fade_duration=”750″ type=”1/1″ style=”padding: 0px;”][cs_text] Holy Saturday John 21:1-14 Have you ever used the expression, “I just can’t believe it”? During a recent visit to the Sea of Tiberias, I got to walk the very shoreline that tradition says was the […]

[cs_content][cs_section parallax=”false” style=”margin: 0px;padding: 45px 0px;”][cs_row inner_container=”true” marginless_columns=”false” style=”margin: 0px auto;padding: 0px;”][cs_column fade=”false” fade_animation=”in” fade_animation_offset=”45px” fade_duration=”750″ type=”1/1″ style=”padding: 0px;”][cs_text] Good Friday John 20:19-31 Have you ever heard someone talk about Jesus like He was there in the room and found yourself doubting if that could really be the case? At times, we’re all skeptics. We […]

[cs_content][cs_section parallax=”false” style=”margin: 0px;padding: 45px 0px;”][cs_row inner_container=”true” marginless_columns=”false” style=”margin: 0px auto;padding: 0px;”][cs_column fade=”false” fade_animation=”in” fade_animation_offset=”45px” fade_duration=”750″ type=”1/1″ style=”padding: 0px;”][cs_text] Maundy Thursday John 20:1-18 Have you ever felt like a third wheel as your friends laughed about a memory and then said, “Sorry, you had to be there”? Sometimes I feel that way about Jesus’ disciples. […]

[cs_content][cs_section parallax=”false” style=”margin: 0px;padding: 45px 0px;”][cs_row inner_container=”true” marginless_columns=”false” style=”margin: 0px auto;padding: 0px;”][cs_column fade=”false” fade_animation=”in” fade_animation_offset=”45px” fade_duration=”750″ type=”1/1″ style=”padding: 0px;”][cs_text] Holy Wednesday John 19:28-42 Who is the hero of your life story? A recent ad for a vitamin company urges viewers to imagine their lives as a movie, and to live as if they are the […]

[cs_content][cs_section parallax=”false” style=”margin: 0px;padding: 45px 0px;”][cs_row inner_container=”true” marginless_columns=”false” style=”margin: 0px auto;padding: 0px;”][cs_column fade=”false” fade_animation=”in” fade_animation_offset=”45px” fade_duration=”750″ type=”1/1″ style=”padding: 0px;”][cs_text] Holy Tuesday John 19:16-27 Have you ever witnessed something that changed you? There are many things about our lives that are routine—the same view out our kitchen window, the same walk to school, or the same […]

[cs_content][cs_section parallax=”false” style=”margin: 0px;padding: 45px 0px;”][cs_row inner_container=”true” marginless_columns=”false” style=”margin: 0px auto;padding: 0px;”][cs_column fade=”false” fade_animation=”in” fade_animation_offset=”45px” fade_duration=”750″ type=”1/1″ style=”padding: 0px;”][cs_text] Holy Monday John 19:1-15 If our democracy collapsed and you were made king or queen, what would be your first major decision and why? John’s Gospel is saturated with irony regarding the true identity of Jesus. […]

[cs_content][cs_section parallax=”false” style=”margin: 0px;padding: 45px 0px;”][cs_row inner_container=”true” marginless_columns=”false” style=”margin: 0px auto;padding: 0px;”][cs_column fade=”false” fade_animation=”in” fade_animation_offset=”45px” fade_duration=”750″ type=”1/1″ style=”padding: 0px;”][cs_text] Palm Sunday John 18:28-40 What is your portrait of a king? In the Scripture reading, heaven and earth are colliding with great force, with the kind of power that will change the world forever. This is […]

[cs_content][cs_section parallax=”false” style=”margin: 0px;padding: 45px 0px;”][cs_row inner_container=”true” marginless_columns=”false” style=”margin: 0px auto;padding: 0px;”][cs_column fade=”false” fade_animation=”in” fade_animation_offset=”45px” fade_duration=”750″ type=”1/1″ style=”padding: 0px;”][cs_text] Saturday: Fifth Week of Lent John 18:15-27 Have you ever travelled to Jerusalem? On a visit to Jerusalem, my wife and I visited what was purported to be the home and courtyard of the high priest […]

[cs_content][cs_section parallax=”false” style=”margin: 0px;padding: 45px 0px;”][cs_row inner_container=”true” marginless_columns=”false” style=”margin: 0px auto;padding: 0px;”][cs_column fade=”false” fade_animation=”in” fade_animation_offset=”45px” fade_duration=”750″ type=”1/1″ style=”padding: 0px;”][cs_text] Friday: Fifth Week of Lent John 18:1-14 Have you ever tried to offer help to someone but ended up just getting in the way—or worse—aggravating the situation? I think we’ve all been there in one way […]