Day 8 The disciples are needy in every way. They are simply "poor" (Luke 6:20). They have no security, no property to call their own, no piece of earth they could call their home, no earthly community to which they might fully belong. But they also have neither spiritual power of their own, nor experience […]

Day 10 No rights they might claim protect this community of strangers in the world. Nor do they claim any such rights, for they are the meek, who renounce all rights of their own for the sake of Jesus Christ. When they are berated, they are quiet. When violence is done to them, they endure […]

Day 11 Disciples live with not only renouncing their own rights, but even renouncing their own righteousness. They get no credit themselves for what they do and sacrifice. The only righteousness they can have is in hungering and thirsting for it. They will have neither their own righteousness nor God's righteousness on earth. At all […]

40 Day Journey with Dietrich Bonhoeffer Day 5 Thankfulness works in the Christian community as it usually does in the Christian life. Only those who give thanks for the little things receive the great things as well. We prevent God from giving us the great spiritual gifts prepared for us because we do not give […]

Bible Gateway Lent Devotional Day 6 Today's Prayer Psalm 38:1,2,4,21,22 O Lord, don't rebuke me in your anger or discipline me in your rage!Your arrows have struck deep, and your blows are crushing me.My guilt overwhelms me- it is a burden too heavy to bear.Do not abandon me, O Lord. Do not stand at a […]

Day 2 There are three things for which the Christian needs a regular time alone during the day: meditation on the Scripture, prayer, and intercession├ö├ç┬¬ In our meditation we read the text given to us on the strength of the promise that it has something quite personal to say to us for this day and […]

Day 18 The word of cheap grace has ruined more Christians than any commandment about works├ö├ç┬¬ For integrity's sake someone has to speak up for those among us who confess that cheap grace has made them give up following Christ, and that ceasing to follow Christ has made them lose the knowledge of costly grace. […]