“I was glad when they said to me, Let us go to the house of the Lord!” (Ps. 122:1). No, this devotion is not a month early. Sunday was new year’s day in the Church, the beginning of a brand new Church Year. And the first season of the year is Advent. If Friday was […]
On Sunday we heard and believed the last Holy Gospel of the church year – Luke 23:27-43. Among other things, it led me back to this devotion. “According to Your steadfast love remember me, for the sake of Your goodness, O Lord” (Ps. 25:7). One time on a nursing home visit, I sat and talked with […]
Thought it might be a good time to republish this one. “You shall write them on the doorposts [in Hebrew, “mezuzoth”] of your house” (Deut. 6:9). The Jewish mezuzah refers to a parchment bearing the words of Deuteronomy 6:4-9 and 11:13-21 and rolled up in a case or tube that is attached to the doorpost […]
“And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age” (Matt. 28:20). Many Christians are more than familiar with these words of Jesus in the final line of the Gospel of Matthew. It ranks among the greatest promises of God and gives much comfort and assurance to Christians. While in English it […]
In the study of Holy Scripture opt for quality, not quantity. Choose to read one verse very carefully, over the reading of many verses and chapters. A Russian Orthodox Psalter (Book of Psalms) includes the following story about a man who lived in the fourth century. “Pambo, being an illiterate man, went to one of […]
“Remember Jesus Christ, risen from the dead” (2 Tim. 2:8). On Sunday I preached to my people, “Remember Jesus Christ, risen from the dead, at three times: on Sunday morning, each morning, and when things look bleak.” Sunday morning is the Church’s weekly celebration of Easter. And each morning can be a little Easter: Rise […]