Our divine flag man
This Palm Sunday, we can cheer with the crowds as we see Jesus riding into Jerusalem to bear our burden of sin. He shows up at many community events on…
The umbrella of God’s wisdom
“[Job said,] ‘Oh, that I had someone to hear me! I sign now my defense—let the Almighty answer me’ ” (Job 31:35). Have you ever traveled in a country where…
Overwhelmed but not overcome
“Then Moses and the Israelites sang this song to the LORD: ‘I will sing to the LORD, for he is highly exalted. Both horse and driver he has hurled into…
Money talks!
“Watch out and be on guard against all greed, because a man’s life is not measured by how many possessions he has” (Luke 12:15). It’s a common movie scene: An…
Death dies on this mountain
“On this mountain he will destroy the shroud that enfolds all peoples, the sheet that covers all nations; he will swallow up death forever. The Sovereign Lord will wipe away…
Jesus’ last will and testament
“And he took bread, . . . saying, ‘This is my body given for you; do this in remembrance of me.’ . . . He took the cup, saying, ‘This cup…
Repent of deception
“When such a person hears the words of this oath and they invoke a blessing on themselves, thinking, ‘I will be safe, even though I persist in going my own…
Stop being a baby about Jesus’ ascension!
"He who descended is the very one who ascended higher than all the heavens, in order to fill the whole universe" (Ephesians 4:10). Have you ever tried to play peekaboo…