"Teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom."
Father, forgive them. Luke 23:34 Source: Devotionals Daily email April 15, 2022, article: Words That Wound By Max Lucado, from No Wonder They Call Him The Savior The dialogue that Friday morning was bitter. From the onlookers, “Come down from the cross if you are the Son of God!” From the religious leaders, “He saved others …
Source: The devotional email on April 12, 2022, from Daily Devotionals, featuring a section from A Look At The Lord, by Karen Ehman, from When Making Others Happy Is Miserable When Jesus walked the dusty roads and fields of the Holy Land, He had just as much time as we do: twenty-four hours a day. One-hundred …
1 My soul, bless the Lord,and all that is within me, bless his holy name.2 My soul, bless the Lord,and do not forget all his benefits.3 He forgives all your iniquity;he heals all your diseases.4 He redeems your life from the Pit;he crowns you with faithful love and compassion.5 He satisfies you[a] with good things;your youth is renewed like the …
Nonviolence & Nonresistance in the Sermon on the Mount Fulfilled in Jesus Passion The calls to non-violence in the Sermon on the Mount are especially striking, and they prepare us for examples of behavior during the events surrounding Jesus’ crucifixion. Look at the following parallels between Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount teaching and the crucifixion …
Is not tempted and does not tempt anyone to do evil. 13 No one undergoing a trial should say, “I am being tempted by God,” since God is not tempted by evil, and he himself doesn’t tempt anyone. 14 But each person is tempted when he is drawn away and enticed by his own evil …
13 Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and your dominion endures through all generations. Psalm 145:13 NIV
No one should be an accidental evangelical—or a merely cultural one. Unfortunately, few evangelicals can actually articulate the gospel. They can lead people to Christ and help them pray the sinner’s prayer, but when it comes to setting forth just how Jesus saves, most of us flounder. Last year, two evangelical theologians had a bright …
Source: Bible Journey, Study 4: The Gospels, Course 4: Passion of Christ, Lesson 1: From Triumphal Entry to Criminal’s, In Front | Charles V Prayerbook: The Triumphal Entry of Emperor Heraclius Charles V Prayerbook: The Triumphal Entry of Emperor Heraclius Courtesy Museum of the Bible, The Signatry Collection. All rights reserved. © Museum of the …
Hubris is a noun that means an extreme or excessive amount of pride, arrogance, or overconfidence that can lead to failure or ruin. The word comes from ancient Greek mythology, where it referred to the act of defying the gods. In Greek mythology, hubris was considered a fatal flaw that often resulted in the downfall …