By David Faust As a longtime baseball fan, I’m happy when spring training takes place each year. Truth is, fans likely enjoy spring training more than players do. For us it means the beginning of a new season and the hope that our team will make the playoffs in the fall. For the players it […]
By Sam E. Stone The “triumphal entry” of Jesus into Jerusalem is significant for many reasons. It is one of the few events in his life that is recorded in all four Gospels. It marked the beginning of his last week on the earth. For three years he had taught and lived God’s message for […]
By Michael C. Mack 1. What are some of the ways you usually celebrate victorious events? (For instance, if your favorite college basketball team wins a big game in the NCAA tournament.) Read Mark 11:1-11. 2. Jesus usually avoided any public demonstration that would honor him. What’s different about this situation? 3. Read Zechariah 9:9. […]
By S’ambrosia Wasike There is something to be said about the beauty of personal times of worship. From the secret place of my bedroom I can gaze up to Heaven and whisper words of praise to my Father, feeling the sweetest connection between my heart and his. But there is also something to be said […]
By Sam E. Stone This month’s study in the Gospel of John comes full circle today. In the first text we considered, the apostle John introduced John the Baptist to his readers (John 1). Authorities from Jerusalem found him baptizing in the Jordan. He pointed them to the Messiah, Jesus, who would one day baptize […]
