Matthias Grünewald, The Crucifixion ; oil on wood; 1515. Jews demand signs and Greeks look for wisdom, but we preach Christ crucified: a stumbling block to Jews and foolishness to Gentiles, but to those whom God has called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God. For the foolishness …
The Wondrous Message of the Cross
Rembrandt van Rijn, Christ Crucified between the Two Thieves: The Three Crosses, 1653 In a letter to early Christians in the cosmopolitan city of Corinth, the Apostle Paul writes these striking words: “For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power …
A Door of Hope in Trouble
”Therefore I am now going to allure her; I will lead her into the wilderness and speak tenderly to her. There I will give her back her vineyards, and will make the Valley of Achor a door of hope. There she will respond as in the days of her youth, as in the day she …
The Beginning of the End: a poem for resurrection
Rembrandt van Rijn, The Three Marys at the Tomb, sketch; c. 1655. "After the Sabbath, at dawn on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to look at the tomb. There was a violent earthquake, for an angel of the Lord came down from heaven and, going to the tomb, …
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Jesus Knows What We Seek and Gives What We Need
In John 6, after Jesus feeds a great crowd of people, He sends His disciples away and enters into prayer. As the disciples travel across the Sea of Galilee, a great storm whips up. Taking the unorthodox route of walking across the stormy sea, Jesus meets them halfway across the lake during the night. He …
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