In the Beginning
The Memorial Season draws deeply on our thoughts as we ponder the path of the Master, faithfully pursued, even to death. Each experience he encountered was met with patient resolve. Whether the mockery of a crowd at his hard sayings, the strain of compelling service and lack of sleep, the deceit of those who came to trip him in his words, the confrontation of the Pharisees, or his betrayal by a friend — he always realized the promise of Psalm 37:23, “The […]
The Red Thread
Jesus is the Connecting Thread “Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat: But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die” (Genesis 2:16, 17). — Aaron Kuehmichel Adam respected God’s direction. But when Satan deceived Eve into supposing the threat was not real, Adam’s concern for his wife induced him to join in her disobedience — rather than, in […]
The Red Thread (Part 2)
Jesus is the Connecting Thread “The bread of God is he which cometh down from heaven, and giveth life unto the world. … I am the living bread which came down from heaven: if any man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever: and the read that I will give is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world” (John 6:33, 51). In the previous article, we saw that our Lord Jesus died as the ransom […]
Ten Prayers
Watch and Pray Always “Watch ye therefore, and pray always … to stand before the Son of man” (Luke 21:36). — Aaron Kuehmichel During the Memorial season we devote extra attention and effort to reflect on God’s love for us and the commitment of Jesus to die as a ransom. Part of that effort is themed Biblical studies of Jesus’ actions and teachings during his last week of life. We yearn for and try to achieve a closer and more intimate connection […]