Unimaginable
Written by Benjamin Parviz When Jesus arrived at Lazarus’s tomb and told them to remove the stone, he was greeted with some indignation and rebuke. “He has been there for four days!” said Martha. “He will stink!” This interaction took place after Martha had already declared to Jesus her conviction that if Jesus had been […]
Empty
Written by Rev. Chris Paavola Empty isn’t usually a word we associate with good things. Like when the gas tank is empty, or when the bank account is empty, or when my kids put an empty cereal box back in the cabinet. (I don’t know why they do that.) Christians, however, have historically used a […]
The Boss is Coming Back: An Easter Devotion by Rev. Thomas Eggold
In 1914, Sir Ernest Shackleton and 27 crewmembers sailed from Plymouth, England, on a ship named The Endurance. On January 18, 1915, after five months at sea, the ship became stuck in polar pack ice. The crew waited patiently for the ice to shift and release the boat, but after many days they realized that […]
Hosanna, Hallelujah! Jesus, Coming Light, Draw Near: A Christmas Devotion by Shelly Schwalm
Hosanna, Hallelujah! Jesus, Coming Light, draw near. Early winter mornings are brutal, aren’t they? When I’m out of bed earlier than I’d like on a dark, 4-degree Minnesota morning, the dawn seems to drag its feet worse than I do and weighs differently. The people of the Bible were very acquainted with darkness. Darkness concealed […]