Reality as God reveals it
“Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness, who put bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter” (Isaiah 5:20).…
Ultimate humility, ultimate love
Jesus lived a life of perfect obedience, humbling himself by becoming a man and dying on a cross. Meditating on his humility will help us with our own. Personal freedom…
Preparing hearts for Lent with a good-bye
Every Ash Wednesday since 2010, members of Saving Grace, Mobile, Ala., have ceremoniously said good-bye to Alleluias for the season of Lent, a contemplative subtraction from the regular liturgy that…
Give God your broken heart
Lent is not a self-improvement project; it is a surrender. Some of us voluntarily give up something we enjoy for Lent. We think that Jesus sacrificed himself for us so…
Darkness and light
Why was there such darkness on Good Friday? It's because God wanted us to have the light. In the Bible, God uses darkness to represent evil, sin, unbelief, and death,…
Isaiah’s prophecies: Part 5
Jesus has come: Isaiah's prophecies of the Lord's ministry Isaiah chapter 53 shows a most unexpected Savior carrying out the most unexpected of saving acts. Take a moment to look…
Lent: 40 days and 40 nights
The 40 days of Lent are meant to be a time of testing and teaching. Have you ever noticed how often the number 40 is mentioned in the Bible? Famous…
The unfair God
“He was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was on him, and by his wounds we are healed” (Isaiah 53:5).…
A service of hope
In the darkness of the cross, the light of salvation shines brightest. The Strepitus—a loud noise near the end of the Tenebrae service—startles us out of our meditation on Christ’s…