1. Dear hearers of the word of God, you are finished. You cannot be the same now. All that is ended, over.
  2. By mandating the promise, Christ states something stronger than just an invitation.
  3. Maundy Thursday is your big night. For the Passover Lamb is given for you, given to you.
  4. What is undoubtedly true, however, is that St. Peter wasn’t left outside. He wasn’t left weeping. He was restored, as am I, as are you.
  5. You are not alone if you find it difficult to wrap your mind around the auspices of the Old Testament sacrificial system.
  6. If the season of Lent is a journey, Holy Week is the destination.
  7. Many people have struggled to understand Leviticus and Old Testament worship in general. Here is a handbook or map to navigate these subjects, and to see their relationship to Christ and his saving work.
  8. A set of Holy Week poems written and published first by Tanner Olson on his website, writtentospeak.com.
  9. Today I would like to share The Legend of the Dogwood, inspired by the words of Stoney Cooper.
  10. If we just say to God, “We don’t get it, please explain,” he will. He will send us a preacher to point us to his words for more clarification.
  11. Some explanations are better than others, but they remain our explanations—except if we had some perspective from outside, above, and behind nature.
  12. When I finished this book, I loved the Bible, and the Bible’s author, even more. And I can’t imagine a better endorsement than that.