Monthly Archives: March 2024

Quick Thought – Sunday, March 31, 2024 (Easter Sunday): The Only Empty Tomb!

Posted on March 31, 2024 by Douglas Blaine

Read Matthew 28:1-15 “He is not here, for he has risen, as he said. Come, see the place where he lay.” Matthew 28:6 Reflect I’ve been to both the Garden Tomb and the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. Both are reputed … Continue reading →

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Quick Thought – Saturday, March 30, 2024 (Holy Saturday): The Death We Deserved

Posted on March 30, 2024 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, March 29, 2024 (Good Friday): What Held Him to the Cross?

Posted on March 29, 2024 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, March 28, 2024 (Maundy Thursday): “Remembering” Jesus

Posted on March 28, 2024 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, March 27, 2024 (Holy Wednesday): The Master is the Servant

Posted on March 27, 2024 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, March 26, 2024: All Things Work Together For Good…

Posted on March 26, 2024 by Douglas Blaine

Read Romans 8:26-30 And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good for those who are called according to his purpose. Romans 8:28 Reflect One winter morning many years ago, a fleet of fishing … Continue reading →

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Quick Thought – Monday, March 25, 2024: The Price of Disobedience

Posted on March 25, 2024 by Douglas Blaine

Read Genesis 16 Genesis 21:8-21 And the angel of the Lord said to her, “Behold, you are pregnant and shall bear a son. You shall call his name Ishmael, because the Lord has listened to your affliction. He shall be a wild donkey of a … Continue reading →

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Quick Thought – Sunday, March 24, 2024 (Palm Sunday): Triumphant King/ Fickle Crowd

Posted on March 24, 2024 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, March 23, 2024: Wise Choices

Posted on March 23, 2024 by Douglas Blaine

Read Proverbs 1:1-9 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge; fools despise wisdom and instruction. Proverbs 1:7 Reflect How wise are you? In each of the following examples, choose which action you think is wise: Your grandmother … Continue reading →

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Quick Thought – Friday, March 22, 2024: Sharing His Love and Mercy

Posted on March 22, 2024 by Douglas Blaine

Read Matthew 9:9-13 Go and learn what this means, ‘I desire mercy, and not sacrifice.’ For I came not to call the righteous, but sinners.” Matthew 9:13 Reflect Sometimes when you read a passage in the Gospels, you get a perfect picture of … Continue reading →

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