Theology of the Cross
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The Fellowship of His Sufferings
Jesus suffers with the suffering ones, “a man of sorrows and acquainted with grief”. He was wounded for our transgressions and with his stripes we are healed. He is the wounded healer who will for eternity bear the scars of loving us, serving us, “even unto death”. We will know the King in heaven by Continue reading
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Just Because…
Just because religious people are the most dangerous people, the cruelest on the face of the earth– bigoted, racist, greedy, lusting, judging, condemning, proud, always pointing the finger, hypocrites, full of hatred with murderous hearts– it does not mean you cannot trust God or his love for you. Look to Him who was crucified by Continue reading
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An Old Way For The New Year
So Jesus came out, wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe. Pilate said to them, “Behold the man!”— John 19:5 Perhaps in this transition between the old year and the new, your reevaluations and your dreams have caused you to think about the meaning of things, even the meaning of your life. Let Continue reading
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A Movement Toward The Cross
I began to write and then begin to move… One thing I’ve learned in my studies: I’ve known more truth than I have been able to live, by quite a bit actually. Of course this raises the question that if you’re not able to live the truth do you really know it? For the kind Continue reading
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Worship Without Blood Is Worship Without God
Worship without blood is worship without God; it is worship offered to the self. Worship without belief in and trust in the merits of Christ’s blood is why the worship of those who have not accepted him as the Messiah, as their personal Messiah, the only Anointed One of God, the only Savior of their Continue reading
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Being A Theologian of the Cross
A Reply… In replying to a question on one of my Facebook posts, where I referred to the experience of darkness in the Christian’s life, my life, I posted the following. I thought I would offer it here, being the preacher, disciple, and theologian of the cross that I am. ———————————– “The theology of the Continue reading
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Slaves, Priest, Kings of Blood
Christ has purchased us with his own blood. By paying the redemption price, to set us free from our slavery to sin, He has reconciled us to God. “You were bought with a price; do not become slaves of men.” (1 Cor. 7:23) Again it is said: “For you have been bought with a price: Continue reading
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Bonhoeffer: The Image of God is Christ Crucified
The following passage by Dietrich Bonhoeffer is from his book, part of the last chapter, in The Cost of Discipleship. It is the truest and most profound theology, a theology of the cross, the theology of “Christ in us the hope of glory”, a theology of Emmanuel, the incarnate Lord Jesus Christ who is “God Continue reading
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Behold the Man!
“Jesus then came out, wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe. Pilate said to them, “Behold, the Man!”— John 19:5 I’ll offer a selected passage below, from a church paper of 1899, as a devotional reading on the benefits of Christ’s humiliation and suffering for our redemption. I have found in my own Continue reading
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How to Meditate on the Passion of Christ, By Martin Luther
INTRODUCTION I am posting the full text of Martin Luther’s essay, “How to Meditate on the Passion of Christ”. The translator’s credit is at the end. The essay is also available for purchase as a tract (10 pack) here. Why do we need this? The necessity and the sufficiency of this instruction by the great Continue reading
About Me
A Christian, thinking, vlogging, and writing online. I live elsewhere as well. I follow the theology of the cross in the faith and practice of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. Formerly a pastor in Europe and America, now living semi-retired in Kentucky (U.S.), driving for the Amish and in-home carer.
Crucified Hearts 