Peter had a realization that changed everything: God shows no partiality.
Peter had a realization that changed everything: God shows no partiality.
Unsurprisingly, Jesus’s followers did not at first believe he had been raised from the dead.
Easter is known by the faithful as “Resurrection Day,” but it could also be called “Wondering Day,” based on the initial response of those who first witnessed Christ’s rising.
This psalm begins with the reported last words of Jesus as he was being crucified – “Into your hands I commit my spirit” (Luke 23:46).
A striking element of this crucifixion narrative is the repeated attempts to delegitimize Jesus.
When I hear the words, “Taste and see that the Lord is good,” I think of a time our church served Holy Communion to an elderly woman living in a Fort Worth nursing home.
I love the way Psalm 118 opens up the idea of access—access to righteousness, access to God’s presence, access to a place of gratitude.
When Jesus made His triumphant entry into Jerusalem, the people couldn’t hold back their joy.