Lent – Politics with Kegan Prentice

I Commit My Spirit

Before breathing his last, Jesus cried out “Father, into your hands I commit my spirit!” This is recorded in Luke 23. Again, this is Jesus quoting scripture. Here, he is quoting Psalm 31. In everything that Jesus did, he was fulfilling the word of God. Of course there is something else we can take fromContinue reading “I Commit My Spirit”

Why Have You Forsaken me?

Jesus cried out, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” These worlds are found both in Matthew 27 and Mark 15. This is the only one of the final seven phrases that Jesus said on the cross which appears more than once throughout the Gospels. It is said that while Jesus was onContinue reading “Why Have You Forsaken me?”

Behold Your Son. Behold Your Mother.

With a new week of Lent comes a new analysis of one of the last words from the cross. “Woman, behold your son. Son Behold your mother.” These words come from Luke 19. Christ Jesus was suffering on the cross and he looked down to his mother, Mary, who was next to the apostle JohnContinue reading “Behold Your Son. Behold Your Mother.”

Paradise

As we are moving through the season of Lent it is time to discuss and apply another one of Jesus’ last words while dying on the cross. In Luke chapter 23 it is documented that our Lord turned to one of the prisoners who were being crucified next to him and said “Truly, I sayContinue reading “Paradise”

Forgive Them

As we head into the Lenten season, I wanted to do something different with the blog. I am not one for giving something up for Lent, but I always try to turn my focus to God during this season. With that in mind, I wanted to spend the next 6 weeks of Lent and HolyContinue reading “Forgive Them”