“And he said, ‘Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom.’ And He said to him, ‘Truly, I say to you, today you will be with me in Paradise.’” – Luke 23:42-43   In Christ Alone I praise God that this account was included in scripture. What a merciful thing the Lord has done […]

  “For the life of the flesh is in the blood, and I have given it for you on the altar to make atonement for your souls, for it is the blood that makes atonement by the life.” -Leviticus 17:11 In this verse we find an amazing explanation given by YHWH as to why the

“Oh, taste and see that YHWH is good! Blessed [Oh, how deeply happy] is the man who takes refuge in Him.” – Psalm 34:8 How To Do This? How do we “taste and see” that the Lord is good? However it is accomplished, this is what the regenerated heart wants…to know Him, to “feast” on

  “But this I call to mind, and therefore I have hope: The steadfast love of YHWH never ceases; His mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.” – Lamentations 3:21-23 The Lamenter of ch.3 is suffering terribly under the wrath of God, he is writhing under the

“Blessed is the one whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered. Blessed is the man against whom the Lord counts no iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no deceit. For when I kept silent, my bones wasted away through my groaning all day long. For day and night your hand was heavy upon

“Into your hand I commit my spirit; you have redeemed me, O YHWH, faithful God.” -Psalm 31:5 This Psalm was one of the last things to pass through Jesus’ mind on the cross (Luke 23:46). Consider that, these words…..words we can read from the comfort of our homes, words we can read with a coffee

Muslims and Christians (and Jews)….The Same God? Due to some controversies that have recently come to the surface in certain Christian spheres, the question of whether or not Christians and Muslims worship “the same God” is once again a front burner issue for many (and, I think, will only continue to become a more crucial

“For your name’s sake, O YHWH, pardon my guilt, for it is great.” – Psalm 25:11   A Counterintuitive Request The logic in these verses is interesting. In fact, at first glance it seems to be counter intuitive. David asks the Holy One – the Just Judge, the One whose eyes are too pure to

  “Cursed is the man who trusts in man (or what man has made….gods, chariots, weapons of war, security systems, locks and bolts, numbers in the bank account) and makes flesh his strength, whose heart turns away from the Lord…” – Jeremiah 17:5 Shrubs and Trees These are heavy words! Notice how Jeremiah unpacks the

  “…and standing behind Him at His feet, weeping, she began to wet His feet with her tears and wiped them with the hair of her head and kissed His feet and anointed them with the ointment.” – Luke 7:38   What Is Happening Here? Simon, the Pharisee, has asked Jesus to come eat at his

  Since I’m continuing work on The Word of the Cross animation in hopes of releasing it next week,  today’s post is another guest entry brought to us by Jonathon Woodyard from over at Mind & Mission. In today’s post, Jonathon helps us think about the balance between “word people” and “power people.” That is to say, people who

“Depart from me, for I am a sinful man, O Lord.” – Luke 5:8   How The Boat Was The Throne Room In this passage, Jesus instructs Peter to throw his net into a specific area of water and, to the surprise of all but Jesus, a huge, net-breaking amount of fish is caught. You would

  I’m still working on finishing up the next animation, so today’s post is another guest entry – and a very special guest entry at that, since its written by my younger brother, Sean Powers. Sean and his wife are preparing to be missionaries and trusting the Lord to lead them to the right people

A Word on Guest Bloggers The last few weeks have been full of animation work for me as I am trying my best to get “The Word Of The Cross” completed before the Christmas holiday begins. My desire is to have this animation finished before December 20th so that it will be available to share

  “…He took bread, and after blessing it broke it and gave it to them, and said, ‘Take; this is my body.’ And He took a cup, and when He had given thanks He gave it to them, and they all drank of it. And He said to them, ‘This is my blood of the

  “The most important (commandment) is, ‘Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.’ The second is this: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’

  “Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.” – Matthew 5:4 “Blessed are those who mourn,”…. there is so much bound up in that single word, “mourn.” The loss of hopes, the slow disintegration of dreams, mothers taken, fathers struck with sickness, husbands and wives cut off from each other in this

  “And this is the name by which he will be called, “YHWH is our Righteousness.” – Jeremiah 23:6   The kings of Judah during Jeremiah’s days were corrupt and idolatrous. 23:1 tells us that they were like shepherds who destroyed and scattered their sheep. However, the Lord promises to raise up a Righteous King from

  “Holy Father, keep them in your name, which you have given me, that they may be one, even as we are one.” – John 17:11   Oneness…? One of the central themes of Jesus’ prayer in John 17 is the “oneness” of His disciples. This is not simply a prayer for unity or synergy

  “When the Philistines captured the ark of God, they brought it from Ebenezer to Ashdod. Then the Philistines took the ark of God and brought it into the house of Dagon and set it beside Dagon. But when the people of Ashdod rose early the next day, behold Dagon had fallen face downward on