Good Friday: More Than a Holiday
“… and with Your blood, You purchased men for God.” Revelation 5:9 I’ll never forget the first time I read the biological details of what it meant to die by crucifixion. The gruesomeness of it was almost too much to bear—and it forever changed the way I look at Good...
20 Realities Jesus Endured on the Cross
Carrying His own cross, He went out to the place of the Skull (which in Aramaic is called Golgotha). There they crucified Him… John 19:17,18 On Good Friday, it’s easy to gloss over the cross without acknowledging its full implications. But the cross made...
14 Reasons Friendship with God Brings Hope
The True Meaning of the Cross, Part 3 “How great is the love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God.” 1 John 3:1 (NLT) To enter Heaven, God requires perfection – perfection every minute of every day, every day of every year, year after...
The True Meaning of the Cross: Part 2
During Easter week, it is easy to become so caught up in the holiday itself that we miss its great significance. Easter forever changed the world because of Jesus’ victory over death. He died on a cross only to rise three days later to prove He is who He says He is –...
The True Meaning of the Cross: Part 1
“When He sees all that is accomplished by His anguish, He will be satisfied. And because of His experience, my righteous servant will make it possible for many to be counted righteous, for He will bear all their sins.” – Isaiah 53:11 I accepted...