After an early morning trip to the Valley Lake for a sunrise service, at mgpc tomorrow we’ll focus on Paul’s take on the resurrection in 1 Corinthians. There we’ll find out what was of first importance for the first generation of Christians and consider what is still of first importance for Christians today. Songs of …
It is important to remember that Christ’s cry of abandonment on the cross was not a loss of faith. For the first time Jesus was experiencing conscious absence of the Father’s answer to prayer, but in that absence he is not devoid of God’s Word. Even in that awful place of separation and abandonment he …
Credit where it’s due: preaching Matthew 27: 15-26 at MGPC this morning, and this song always echoes in my head, as it does most Good Fridays. Call Me Barabbas – Nathan Tasker “Crucify Him!” they shouted so loud The angry death wish from the rabble crowd “We want Barabbas set free”. The choice had been …
From Nathan Tasker’s excellent new album, The Bell Tower.
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