There is great hope at the end of the day for all those who struggle against sin. On Easter morning the word came down from heaven to the devil & all his demons: Turn out the lights, the party’s over.

There is great hope at the end of the day for all those who struggle against sin. On Easter morning the word came down from heaven to the devil & all his demons: Turn out the lights, the party’s over.

As Jesus hung on the cross he made 7 different statements. But only one of those statements deals with his personal, physical suffering. It is one word in Greek, two in English: “I thirst.”

As Jesus hung on the cross he made 7 different statements. But only one of those statements deals with his personal, physical suffering. It is one word in Greek, two in English: “I thirst.”

Mary showed her uninhibited devotion to Jesus, which shocked the men who saw it. In this case, radical love is better than phony compassion. There are several lessons here, including the obvious one that we shouldn’t criticize those who express their love differently than we do.

Mary showed her uninhibited devotion to Jesus, which shocked the men who saw it. In this case, radical love is better than phony compassion. There are several lessons here, including the obvious one that we shouldn’t criticize those who express their love differently than we do.

This is the word from the cross for you. No one has ever been as alone as Jesus was. You will never be forsaken as he was. No cry of your pain can exceed the cry of his pain when God turned his back & looked the other way.

This is the word from the cross for you. No one has ever been as alone as Jesus was. You will never be forsaken as he was. No cry of your pain can exceed the cry of his pain when God turned his back & looked the other way.

I’ll say it again, as Jesus hung on the cross, as he is on the way to saving the world, he had enough time to take care of his mother. And so must we, in life & in death, take enough time to care for those who have cared for us.

I’ll say it again, as Jesus hung on the cross, as he is on the way to saving the world, he had enough time to take care of his mother. And so must we, in life & in death, take enough time to care for those who have cared for us.