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(This is the final meditation in a series of 366 written on the Genealogy of Jesus Christ. One meditation is provided for each day, with an extra for leap years. This series can also be heard as a podcast of the same name, with a month and day assigned to each reading.) On the thirdContinue reading “Resurrection, Ascension, and Future Return – Luke 24”

One weekend, several years back, a friend from church named Len and I were prayer partners at a weekend prison ministry event in Louisiana, hosted by Russell Roseberry’s InnerFaith Prison Ministry. It was Len’s first time participating in that type of ministry, and he was surprised how comfortable he felt there and how much heContinue reading “The Thief on the Cross – Luke 23”

On the night that He would be betrayed, after instituting the sacrament of Holy Communion at His final Passover meal, Jesus girded himself with a towel and began to humbly wash His disciples’ feet. He then warned them that the hour had come for Him to lay down His life for His believers, and thatContinue reading “The Way, the Truth, and the Life – John 14”

When confronted by a teacher of the law who was trying to trap Him in His words, Jesus was asked: 36 “Teacher, which is the great commandment in the Law?” 37 And He said to him, “‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ 38 This is theContinue reading “Sheep and Goats – Matthew 25”

God has placed us here on earth for a purpose. We can choose 1) to pursue Him and His plan for us, 2) to reject Him and the whole of His spiritual world, or 3) to live somewhere in between the two, hedging our bets, just in case. Near the end of His three-year ministry,Continue reading “Lamps Without Oil – Matthew 25”

As Jesus’ three year ministry was drawing near its end and the cross was approaching, He received word that the brother of two of His very closest friends was seriously ill. 1 Now a man was sick, Lazarus, from Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha. 2 Mary was the one who anointed the Lord with fragrantContinue reading “The One You Love is Sick – John 11”

Jesus went to the cross in an unsurpassable act of love for us. Sin separated all of us from God, and there lay before us an impassable canyon, between the filthy rags of my best efforts to qualify for heaven on my side, and the blinding light of God’s purity and holiness on the other.Continue reading “Taking Up Our Cross – Matthew 16”

13 When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi, He asked His disciples, “Who do people say that the Son of Man is?” 14 And they said, “Some say John the Baptist; others, Elijah; still others, Jeremiah or one of the prophets.” 15 “But you,” He asked them, “who do you say that I am?” Matthew 16:13-15 (HCSB) William WolfeContinue reading “Who Do You Say That I Am? – Matthew 16”

Many years ago, my brother-in-law Larry and I went overnight fishing with another brother-in-law, Steve. Steve’s small motorboat was quite adequate for the mild ocean waves we encountered at the east end of Long Island, New York, off Montauk Point. The fishing was good and the company pleasant. But during the night, a storm cameContinue reading “Walking on the Waves – Matthew 14”

Jack O’Dell tells a story of a young boy who claimed that it was not all that difficult to feed 5,000 people. According to the boy, “All you need are five loaves, two fishes, and Jesus.” This is a simple truth that describes what happened one day. After hearing the tragic news about John theContinue reading “Five Loaves, Two Fishes, and Jesus – Matthew 14”