“Now since the children have flesh and blood in common, Jesus also shared in these, so that through His death He might destroy the one holding the power of death–that is, the Devil–and free those who were held in slavery all their lives by the fear of death” (Hebrews 2:14-15). Certainly, the above verses…
Category: The cross
Coming to Moriah
Originally posted on Bread for the Bride:
When Abraham laid his son Isaac on a sacrificial altar no witness was present but God. The Bible is silent on whether Abraham wept as he bound the boy to the firewood. The scriptures do not tell us whether he averted his eyes from Isaac’s frightened gaze. If…
What the Cross Means to Me–Katie McKamey
My daughter attends a Christian School. Above is a picture of something she wrote for school around Easter. In her own words, she talks about the meaning of the cross. It is simple, without pretenses, and beautiful. Truly, God has prepared praise from the mouths of children and infants (Matt. 21:16). Read what she wrote…
Call Me Bitter
What follows is something the Lord started dealing with me about just the other night. It’s rather unrefined but I wanted to share it anyway. *** The book of Ruth opens with a story about a woman named Naomi. Naomi moves to Moab with her husband because there is a famine in Israel. Naomi and…
Little Dr. Christiansteins
“You bring stolen, lame, or sick animals. You bring this as an offering! Am I to accept that from your hands?” asks the Lord. (Malachi 1:13). This verse addresses the Levites. The Levites were the priests of Israel, the keepers and teachers of God’s law. They knew that sacrificing a defective animal violated the law (Lev. 1:3, 10)….
Thought for the Day….
The willingness to part with one’s life is the greatest power in the universe. This is God, for God is love, and we know what love is because He laid down His life for us (1 John 3:16, 4:16).
No Greater Love
Image from The Passion of the Christ (Mel Gibson, 2004) In the garden of Gethsemane, tears and bloody sweat dripped from Jesus’s face. He was praying hard, asking if there was any way out of the cross: “My Father, if it is possible, may this cup be taken from me. Yet not as I will, but as…
The Temple of the Son
Near the end of Ezekiel, the prophet has a vision of God’s glory returning to a restored temple (Ezek. 43:5). He has no vision of the temple being built; it is already built–without hands. As the temple’s design is unfolded to Ezekiel, he sees that the altar lies at the center of the temple. The…
These Are the Wounds
For Good Friday, I wanted to share the words of a song the Lord gave me years ago. These are the wounds that I received in the house of my friends who turned against me. He with whom I ate bread has lifted his hand against me, and I am lonely. But the Spirit of…
David & Michal
One of the high points of King David’s reign was when he brought the ark into Jerusalem. Priests carried the ark into the city of David. Wearing a linen ephod (priestly boxers), David danced and leapt around worshiping with abandon. The people blew the top off the city with shouts, praises, and trumpet blasts. It was…
The Voice of One 