Fernando Ortega performs a moving rendition of the hymn “O Sacred Head Now Wounded,” based on a poem attributed to Bernard of Clairvaux in the 12th century. With the season of Lent upon us, it is good to spend time contemplating the death of our Lord. …
“What is truth?” (John 18:38).Sometimes a question tells you all you need to know. With those three words Pontius Pilate revealed his own vacillating nature. Although he knows Jesus is innocent of any crime under Roman law, he dare not appear weak in the eyes of the Jewish leaders. When Jesus said, “Everyone on the side of truth l…
“When John heard in prison what Christ was doing, he sent his disciples to ask him, “Are you the one who was to come, or should we expect someone else?’” (Matthew 11:2-3).Some people have trouble with the concept that a Christian could ever entertain serious doubts. But there are whole books of the Bible that deal with the i…
We wrap up my week on American Family Radio with a Friday doubleheader. In the first hour we will be talking to Crystal Bowman, author of the children’s book “The House in the Middle of Town.” The book came to life in an episode of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition last October.During the second hour noted radio host J.J. Jasper will…
“And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to go into hell” (Matthew 5:30). If these words sound both severe and unnatural, then we have understood them correctly. Before saying anything to lessen their impact, we need to take them …
Here’s the lineup for today’s radio from 10 AM-12 Noon Central Time: 1st hour: Interview with Steve Monsma, author of “Healing for a Broken World,” subtitled “Christian perspectives on public policy.”2nd hour: Open line. Call and talk about whatever is on your mind. Listen online at American Family Radio. Click o…
When I started this Lenten blog series, I knew that sooner or later I would write this entry. I knew it because Dudley, our three-year-old basset hound, has taught me so many good lessons.It is late at night as I write these words, and things are quiet in my corner of the world. I’m the only one awake at this hour. Marlene is asleep in our be…
Here’s the lineup for today’s radio from 10 AM-12 Noon:1st hour: Interview with James Herrick, author of “Scientific Mythologies,” how science fiction helps shape pagan worldviews. 2nd hour: Interview with Bill Federer from the “American Minute.”Listen online at American Family Radio. Click on “AFR-Tal…
“When they hurled their insults at him, he did not retaliate; when he suffered, he made no threats. Instead, he entrusted himself to him who judges justly” (1 Peter 2:23).I submit to you that this is not a natural way to live. When we are insulted, our natural inclination is to return an insult for an insult. But Jesus chose another way…
It is said that Bernard of Clairvaux in the 12th century first penned the words to one of our favorite hymns, O Sacred Head Now Wounded. The second verse speaks to the issue of our sin and the death of Christ:What thou, my Lord, hast suffered was all for sinners’ gain;mine, mine was the transgression, but thine the deadly pain.Lo, here I fall…