by Bob | Apr 18, 2019 | Good Friday, Grief
A Word from Bob: You’re reading Part 3 of a 3-part blog mini-series on Grief and Jesus. You can read Part 1 here: “Man of Sorrows.” And Part 2 here: “Watch with Me.” These posts come from my 31-day devotional from P&R Publishing: Grief: Walking with Jesus. “And...
by Bob | Mar 1, 2017 | Easter
A Guest Post by Marie Kellemen A Word from Bob: Today I have the joy of sharing a guest blog post by my daughter, Marie. I pray that you will be blessed as you read Marie’s gospel testimony of her spiritual journey of faith in Christ. A Tale of 4 Easters What...
by Bob | Mar 27, 2016 | Easter, Good Friday, Resurrection
He Is Risen, Indeed! “He is risen!” “He is risen, indeed!” The Fountain of Life Opened Up Just what happened at Easter? What difference does Easter make? Easter changes everything. Easter makes all the difference in the world. John Flavel’s (1671) Easter sermon, The...
by Bob | Mar 26, 2016 | Easter, Good Friday, Waiting
It’s Saturday, the day before Easter. On the Christian calendar, we often forget this day. Yesterday was Good Friday. Tomorrow is Easter Sunday. On Friday, Jesus is crucified; dies for our sins. His followers mourn. On Sunday, Jesus is resurrected; He’s risen! He’s...
by Bob | Mar 25, 2016 | Cross, Easter, Good Friday
One of the most powerful practices we can participate in to prepare our hearts for Good Friday and Easter is to reflect on the 7 Last Words of Christ on the Cross. I’ve arranged them below chronologically, as Jesus spoke them. We can allow each word, each sentence,...