FROM PALM SUNDAYTO GOOD FRIDAYTO RESURRECTION SUNDAY Palm Sunday: all the Hosannas — was it because of a misunderstood celebration? I believe we can fall into such a misunderstanding. We think “oh good, now I’m “saved” — saved from trials, etc. Yet we are saved from God’s wrath because of Good Friday. Good even when…

From Enduring Commentary —Isaiah 42:3 A bruised reed He will not break, and smoking flax He will not quench: This is another reference to the gentle character of Jesus. A reed is a fairly fragile plant, yet if a reed is bruised, the Servant will handle it so gently that He will not break it….

What do you celebrate? Christmas or Hanukkah?  What do you call yourself? a Jew or a Christian? These are questions I’ve been asked many times over, ever since I heard Jesus call me by name.  I’d like to think the meaningful answer is to ask: Who do you say Jesus is?

Reaching my 70’s, reflection seems to have become my “hobby.” Looking back at every thoughtless and selfish act, I think “Did I really do that?” Yet Jesus . . . He brings beauty where ashes were, where mourning was, He brings humbling thankfulness, and a love that touches us where only He could, and where…

 So what?!? Gulp—here you’ve shared what you’d been told is all the tried-and-true ways to share the Gospel with your Jewish friend. You’ve memorized or have had a cheat sheet with all the prophecies, and maybe even told them you’ve observed some of their holidays. But what if they come back to you with a…