We end this week’s readings by coming full-circle back to the Psalms. Psalm 30 provides opportunity for deep self-reflection. How has God pulled you from the depths? How has God shown...

Jesus foretells Peter’s upcoming death through martyrdom in verses 18 and 19. This story is a call to the disciples to embrace the sacrificial agape for God, reflected in Jesus’ agape...

In today’s passage, Jesus appears to the disciples: visible, transfigured, and in an incorruptible body. He also reveals himself in a setting that is familiar to his disciples: fishing. The fish...

The book of Revelation is attributed to the apostle John, one of the twelve disciples. John is the only disciple who was not martyred, but he did face exile on the...

Only when Saul had his literal vision removed was he able to see Jesus as God. And it is God, in the form of Christ, who calls Saul here. “Who are...

Saul (Paul) is one of the most important historical figures in Christianity. Without Saul, Christianity would not be one of the largest world religions today. But Acts 9 shows that Saul’s...

Psalm 30 is one of the most relatable psalms we have. It calls us to feel the pinch of our finite human existence, to be reminded of God’s mercy, and to...

Even though the disciples did not believe that the Resurrection was real, Jesus still came to them. Jesus was not angered by their unbelief. Instead Jesus breathed a word of peace...

The disciples were clearly warned not to speak about Jesus. They were ordered by those in authority not to speak about the unbelievable things that Christ had done. They were to...

Psalm 150 is the “Hallelujah Chorus” of psalms. It reflects our heartfelt response to all the unbelievable truths that God speaks into our lives. We are overwhelmed by all that God...