Today is Palm Sunday, the first day of Holy Week. On this day, Christians remember Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem, and we prepare for a deeper participation in the crucial events of this...
Throughout his ministry, Jesus had proclaimed the coming of the kingdom of God. For first-century Jews, this implied that a divinely anointed royal figure would soon expel the Romans from Judea.
Learning to Save My Students Instead of Judging Them (Click Here to Read) An encounter with the words of Jesus in John 12 encourages a teacher to change his approach to his relationship...
Isaiah paints a picture of the values that must characterize the people of God.
Isaiah 50 begins with God’s word to the prophet. He responds by saying, “The Sovereign LORD has spoken to me, and I have listened.” This captures the meaning of the original Hebrew, which...
Then Jesus shouted, “Father, I entrust my spirit into your hands!” And with those words he breathed his last. Luke 23:46 Today...
The Seven Last Words of Christ for Holy Week
Since our work is actually God’s work in us, our work should be worthy, as God’s work is. But apparently we have...
Philippians 2:3-4 Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above...
The Philippian Christians in Need of an Attitude Adjustment In the middle of the first century A.D., the Apostle Paul planted a...
The topics of status and grace return to the fore as Jesus faces his trial and crucifixion. “The Son of Man came...
Jesus’ work climaxes in his willing self-sacrifice on the cross, as with his last gasp he breathes out trust in God, “Father...
The plot to kill Jesus moves forward as Judas (one of the Twelve) goes to the religious leaders with an offer to...
Mark 15:43 introduces a man named Joseph, who was from Arimathea, a small town northwest of Jerusalem. He is identified as “an honored member of the high council.”
More than any other Gospel writer, Matthew emphasizes the earth-shattering implications of the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, and brings us...
Isaiah 42 begins the first of the so-called “Servant Songs” of Isaiah.
Your unfailing love, O LORD, is as vast as the heavens; your faithfulness reaches beyond the clouds. Your righteousness is like the...
Lech Walesa Lech Walesa’s path to becoming the president of Poland reached its pivotal moment on August 14, 1980 when he jumped...
In Isaiah 49, the Lord speaks to his Servant, sometimes pictured as Israel, and at other times pictured as an Israelite who...
Why do we try so hard to maintain that which naturally recedes as the years pass?
Paul reminds the congregation in Corinth that most of them do not come from the ranks of...
I had more energy, I was sleeping better, and I felt happier. The physical exercise affected every dimension of my life.
But may all who search for you be filled with joy and gladness in you. May those who love your salvation repeatedly...
Hebrews moves from providing examples of faithful saints to providing challenges for the people of its own day. Like the rest of...
In last Friday’s reflection on Exodus 12, I noted how striking it is that God wove together both the experience of the Passover and the formation of traditions to foster remembrance of what...
Psalm 116 celebrates God’s goodness. The psalmist has experienced God’s grace in manifold expressions. God has heard his prayers (116:1). God delivered him from death (116:3-6), guided his steps ...
Up to this point in John, we have seen Jesus doing work that no one else had ever done before — making water into wine, giving sight to the blind, raising the dead...
Scripture, reflection questions, and prayer help you improve your leadership at work.
John 13:31-35 When Judas had gone out, Jesus said, “Now the Son of Man has been glorified, and God has been glorified...
God works in amazing and surprising ways. Given his glory and power, we might well expect that his Servant would be equally glorious and powerful. In a sense, this is ultimately true. But Isaiah...
Go tell the earth to shake for a new world is born.
Today I want to base my reflection on two verses from Psalm 22. In the first verse, the psalmist laments God’s lack...
The temple in Jerusalem was not one, large, open structure, but rather a series of nested courts. At the core was the temple itself, which included the holy place (sanctuary) and the “holy of...
Following Jesus is hard work, and only faith in the eventual fulfillment of his promises can keep us going. “Now faith is...
As much as the creation is therefore the good work of God in Christ, there is still a stark contrast between the...
Rather than risk reducing John’s passion narrative to a proof-text for work issues, we will address a single verse that is as...
Meanwhile, standing near the cross of Jesus were his mother, and his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene...
If I’m Suffering, Is God Punishing Me? (Click Here to Read) In this daily reflection from The High Calling, Mark Roberts considers...
The memory of my suffering and homelessness is bitterness and poison. I can’t help but remember and am depressed. I call all...
David Hataj, CEO, Egerton Gear, Inc., on Non-Judgmental Corporate Culture Change I returned home after 8 years to assume leadership of my...
The first thing the Bible tells us is that God is a creator. “In the beginning God created the heavens and the...
God lays the foundations for human work: dominion, relationships, fruitfulness, provision, and limits.
Power is essential to most work, and it must be exercised rightly. Psalm 136 lays out the proper use of power by...
At first glance, Psalm 136 is a psalm of thanksgiving.
Some situations may be redeemable. Others may be beyond redemption. In Genesis 6:6-8 , we hear God's lament about the state of...
Once again on dry land with this new beginning, Noah's first act is to build an altar to the Lord (Gen. 8:20)...
No matter how great the disaster, God is greater still.
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Psalm 16 begins with a cry for divine help: "Keep me safe, O God, for I have come to you for refuge"...
The foundational expression of God’s work came to dramatic fruition when God decisively led his people through the Red Sea, releasing them...
Text Suggestions Isaiah 55:6-9 8 “For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my...
In contrast to the arrogant pride and self-sufficiency that will bring us down or the exploitation of the poor in order to...
Faith is not just a matter of belief but a life of wholehearted and full-bodied worship. Every part of me and every part of you is required for discipleship.
Ezekiel's theology of work would be incomplete if not placed in the full context of future restoration alluded to throughout the book...
Do you ever wish you had a new heart? I'm not asking about a physical heart, but a new way of being...
Why am I discouraged? Why is my heart so sad? I will put my hope in God! I will praise him again—my Savior and my God! Psalm 43:5 If Psalm 43 seems strangely...
Dem bones, dem bones, dem dry bones. ...
In Psalm 143, David cries out to the Lord for help.
God rejoices when his people are made whole. Our joys become his joys.
Shout to the LORD, all the earth; break out in praise and sing for joy! Sing your praise to the LORD with the harp, with the harp and melodious song, with trumpets and...
He turned the rock into a pool of water; yes, a spring of water flowed from solid rock. Psalm 114:8 Do you...
Although God’s grace has come into the world to bring reconciliation and justice, there are still evil spiritual powers at work opposing...
The next section of Acts moves the Christian community, by the power of the Spirit, across cultural barriers as the gospel of...
Throughout the book, Isaiah encourages Israel with the hope that God will eventually put to right the wrongs the people are suffering...
Donna got up on the wrong side of the bed—and she let people know it.
The episode on the road to Emmaus is a fitting example of generosity for all Jesus’ followers. At first it seems to...
Though his resurrected body had unusual capabilities, Jesus was present in flesh and blood.
Often schools and churches sponsor international banquets, festive meals in which people bring foods representing diverse cultures. At such a feast you...
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