Love That Will Not Let Us GoScripture: John 20:1–18 Resurrection is not the undoing of the cross; it is God’s refusal to abandon us to death. The risen Jesus still bears wounds, reminding us that love carries history into healing.All… Read More »Easter Sunday
Love That Enters SufferingScripture: John 19:16–30 Good Friday tells the truth. Love does not avoid suffering; it enters it. The cross reveals a God who knows betrayal, violence, and grief from the inside. This is not a story to rush… Read More »Good Friday
Love That StaysScripture: Luke 19:28–44; Matthew 26:36–46 Palm Sunday reveals how easily enthusiasm can miss the heart of God. The crowd wants a moment; Jesus invites a way of life. In Gethsemane, prayer becomes staying…remaining with God when answers are… Read More »Week #6
Love Made RealScripture: Matthew 6:1–18 Jesus speaks of prayer, fasting, and generosity not as performances, but as gifts. These practices are not meant to impress others or control outcomes. They create space…space to remember who we are and who God… Read More »Week #5
Love Made VisibleScripture: Acts 2:42–47; 1 Corinthians 12:12–27 God’s love is embodied. It shows up in meals shared, burdens carried, and lives intertwined. The early church understood faith as something practiced together…through presence, generosity, and belonging. In a fragmented world,… Read More »Week #4
Love That Moves Towards JusticeScripture: Isaiah 58:6–10; John 13:1–17 God’s love does not remain abstract. It bends low. It feeds the hungry, loosens injustice, and washes feet. Isaiah reminds us that true worship is inseparable from justice, and Jesus embodies… Read More »Week #3
Loved and NamedScripture: Psalm 139; Luke 4:16–21 Before Jesus heals, teaches, or challenges empire, he is named. “You are my beloved.” Scripture, at its best, does not tell us how to climb toward God…it tells us who God already says… Read More »Week #2
Learning to Hear LoveScripture: Matthew 4:1–11; John 10:1–5 Lent begins in the wilderness. Jesus does not rush through it or escape it; he listens within it. The temptation stories are not about willpower so much as discernment…learning which voices tell… Read More »Week #1
This devotional is designed for the season of Lent, including Holy Week, Good Friday, and Easter. Each section invites you to slow down, listen, and receive God’s love…not as something to earn, but as something already being offered. You may… Read More »How to Use this Devotional
You Need the Spirit In my experience, self-hatred is the dominant malaise crippling Christians and stifling their growth in the Holy Spirit. – Brennan Manning Sometimes…Jethro’s failSometimes…Yoda’s are no showsSometimes…Jonathan’s turn to Judas’Sometimes…your Barnabas leavesSometimes…your Jerusalem gets paved and they… Read More »Who’s Your Invisible 12th?