Monthly Archives: April 2023

Quick Thought – Saturday, April 8, 2023 (Holy Saturday): The Death We Deserved

Posted on April 8, 2023 by Douglas Blaine

Read Matthew 27:15-44 Then he released for them Barabbas, and having scourged[b] Jesus, delivered him to be crucified. Matthew 27:26 Reflect There is perhaps no character more like us in the story of the crucifixion than Barabbas. Lined up for … Continue reading →

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Quick Thought – Friday, April 7, 2023 (Good Friday): What Held Him to the Cross?

Posted on April 7, 2023 by Douglas Blaine

Read John 19 So he delivered him over to them to be crucified. So they took Jesus, and he went out, bearing his own cross, to the place called The Place of a Skull, which in Aramaic is called Golgotha. There they crucified … Continue reading →

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Quick Thought – Thursday, April 6, 2023 (Maundy Thursday): “Remembering” Jesus

Posted on April 6, 2023 by Douglas Blaine

Read Luke 22:14-23 And he took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and gave it to them, saying, “This is my body, which is given for you. Do this in remembrance of me.” Luke 22:19 Reflect … Continue reading →

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Quick Thought – Wednesday, April 5, 2023 (Holy Wednesday): The Master is the Servant

Posted on April 5, 2023 by Douglas Blaine

Read John 13:1-20 “If I then, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another’s feet.” John 13:14 Reflect Jesus spent only three years with his disciples, but he spent the entire time teaching … Continue reading →

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Quick Thought – Tuesday, April 4, 2023: Friends and Gratitude

Posted on April 4, 2023 by Douglas Blaine

Read Genesis 40 Yet the chief cupbearer did not remember Joseph, but forgot him. Genesis 40:23 Reflect Michelle was desperate. With just one month to go before graduation, she was failing two courses and was thus facing the embarrassment of having … Continue reading →

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Quick Thought – Monday, April 3, 2023: The Joseph Principle

Posted on April 3, 2023 by Douglas Blaine

Read Genesis 41 The seven years of plenty that occurred in the land of Egypt came to an end, and the seven years of famine began to come, as Joseph had said. There was famine in all lands, but in all … Continue reading →

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Quick Thought – Sunday, April 2, 2023 (Palm Sunday): Triumphant King/ Fickle Crowd

Posted on April 2, 2023 by Douglas Blaine

Read Matthew 21:1-11 And the crowds that went before him and that followed him were shouting, “Hosanna to the Son of David! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest!” Matthew 21:9 Reflect … Continue reading →

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Quick Thought – Saturday, April 1, 2023 (April Fool’s Day): No Fooling

Posted on April 1, 2023 by Douglas Blaine

Read Proverbs 1 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge;     fools despise wisdom and instruction. Proverbs 1:7 Reflect April Fool’s Day has been around longer than anyone can accurately tell. It may actually date back to Geoffrey … Continue reading →

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