by Anthony Cavaliere | Apr 13, 2015 | Devotion
“On the evening of that first day of the week, when the disciples were together, with the doors locked for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you!” After he said this, he showed them his hands and side. The...
by Anthony Cavaliere | Apr 10, 2015 | Devotion
“Last of all, as to one untimely born, he appeared also to me.” (1 Corinthians 15:8) In our epistle reading from 1 Corinthians 15 we find Paul, like any good detective or attorney, citing the testimony of eyewitnesses as proof to make his case. And his...
by Anthony Cavaliere | Apr 8, 2015 | Devotion
“And he will swallow up on this mountain the covering that is cast over all peoples, the veil that is spread over all nations. He will swallow up death forever. . .” (Isaiah 25:7-8a) When we contemplate the resurrection of Jesus we praise God for His...
by Anthony Cavaliere | Apr 7, 2015 | Devotion
Mary Magdalene went and announced to the disciples, “I have seen the Lord”—and that he had said these things to her. (John 20:18 ESV) John’s account of the events immediately following the resurrection of Jesus shows us the fear, confusion and joy that the...
by Anthony Cavaliere | Apr 3, 2015 | Devotion
Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, but emptied himself, by taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men. (Philippians 2:5-7...
by Anthony Cavaliere | Apr 1, 2015 | Devotion
Therefore they could not believe. For again Isaiah said, “He has blinded their eyes and hardened their heart, lest they see with their eyes, and understand with their heart, and turn, and I would heal them.” (John 12:39-40 ESV) One of the themes in John 12 concerns...
