2024 Lenten Devotions

 Easter Mystery Revealed Every Day “…the mystery that is Christ in you, the hope of His glory” (Col. 1:27b) St. Paul apparently did not meet Jesus when Christ was ministering […]

Holy Saturday The Mystery of the Visit to Hell on Easter Weekend “And Simon Peter answered and said, ‘Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.’ And Jesus

Good Friday The Mystery of the Cross Part 2: The Lofty Cedar & the Lowly Cross “This is what the Lord God says: ‘I will also take a sprig from

Maundy Thursday The Mystery of the Eternal Redemption “Everyone living on earth will worship it, everyone whose name is not written in the Book of Life. That book belongs to

 The Mystery of the Cross Part One: The Lofty Cedar “Thus says the Lord God, ‘I shall also take a sprig from the lofty top of the cedar and set

 His Torture, Our Forgiveness    “Surely, He has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows; yet we esteemed Him stricken, smitten by God, and afflicted. But He was pierced for our transgressions;

  It’s Hard Not to Use Noah As a Picture of Baptism (But which Noah, and which picture?) “… who once were disobedient, when the patience of God kept waiting

Continually Growing Stronger “And they continually devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching, and the fellowship, and the breaking of bread, and the prayers…” (Acts 2:42) I “allegedly” play trumpet. That’s

Real Presence – Not Cannibalism An old seminary professor of mine once said in class regarding reception of communion, “If I couldn’t be Lutheran, I’d probably be Roman Catholic.  At

Unworthy Broken Heart “The earth is the Lord’s and the fullness thereof, the world and those who dwell therein, for He has founded it upon the seas and established it