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Friday, March 29, 2024
March 29th, 2024
Today, as we observe Good Friday, we come face to face with the public execution of Jesus, the Son of God.  The justice of God was satisfied at Calvary where the Creator paid the price for the sins of...  Read More
by Tom Cabaniss
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Thursday, March 28, 2024
March 28th, 2024
          Today is commonly called Maundy Thursday.  We remember Jesus’ last supper with the disciples—what would come to be known as the Lord’s Supper to us today.  With the simple elements of bread ...  Read More
by Tom Cabaniss
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Wednesday, March 27, 2024
March 27th, 2024
          On this Wednesday of Holy Week, we think about Judas’ betrayal of Jesus.  Matthew recorded this plot against Jesus in this way, “Then one of the Twelve—the one called Judas Iscariot—went to ...  Read More
by Tom Cabaniss
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Tuesday, March 26, 2024
March 26th, 2024
           On this Tuesday of Holy Week, Jesus was questioned by the religious leaders of Israel.  The questioning centered on Jesus’ authority and why He possessed both the power and prerogative to d...  Read More
by Tom Cabaniss
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Monday, March 25, 2024
March 25th, 2024
          The gospels tell us the story of Jesus’ grand and celebrated entry into Jerusalem—what we commonly call the triumphal entry and remember as we worship on Palm Sunday.  On the next day, Monda...  Read More
by Tom Cabaniss
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Thursday, March 21, 2024
March 21st, 2024
          In John 18, we read about Jesus’ arrest.  Remarkable isn’t it, to put the words Jesus and arrest in the same sentence?  Here as the sinless Son of God being arrested by a conspiracy between ...  Read More
by Tom Cabaniss
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Monday, March 18, 2024
March 18th, 2024
           In the opening verses of John 14, we find some powerful and encouraging words from Jesus to His disciples.  These words are often read during times of grief and loss.  We can also read thos...  Read More
by Tom Cabaniss
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Monday, March 11, 2024
March 11th, 2024
           In John’s gospel, Jesus declared, “I am the light of the world” (John 8:12 and 9:5).  The first part of that statement, “I am,” also confirmed Jesus’ deity.  The Lord was declaring Himself ...  Read More
by Tom Cabaniss
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Monday, March 4, 2024
March 3rd, 2024
           John places Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem in chapter twelve of the gospel that bears John’s name.  As you probably know, John’s gospel has twenty-one chapters so around half of his ...  Read More
by Tom Cabaniss
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Thursday, February 29, 2024
February 29th, 2024
          As we move closer to Holy Week, we take a moment to consider our walk before the Lord God. A great chapter to read, when considering our walk with the Lord, is Psalm 1. This Psalm, likely wr...  Read More
by Tom Cabaniss
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Monday, February 26, 2024
February 26th, 2024
             Can you believe that Easter is less than five weeks away?  That means Good Friday, Maundy Thursday and Palm Sunday are even closer than Easter.  And it seems like we just celebrated the b...  Read More
by Tom Cabaniss
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Thursday, February 22, 2024
February 22nd, 2024
           We all make mistakes.  We are all sinners.  No one, with the exception of Jesus, has lived a perfect life on this earth.  Paul chose the nickname “chief of all sinners” for himself (1 Timot...  Read More
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