He was a young man, and I could see fear in his eyes as he gripped the railings of the bed and struggled to breathe, sucking in heavily through the plastic mask feeding him oxygen. His body was wasting away from cancer, and the infections that had crept into his lungs were now forcing every compensatory mechanism into extremis. He wanted to fight and live, but there was little left for the ICU to offer. I had been pleading with him for days to consider hospice and a more peaceable passing at home where he could be … [Read more...] about Death and Resurrection
Philippians 2:1-11
Was Jesus Forsaken?
2012 Lenten Reflection Series While prayerfully considering Why Does God Suffer?, I came across advance material from Thomas H. McCall's Forsaken: The Trinity and the Cross, and Why It Matters (InterVarsity, May 2012). With the excerpt, InterVarsity Press Academic posted two questions on G+: Was Jesus forsaken on the Cross? What are the implications of the answer? Below's an edited version of what I shared. Was Jesus forsaken on the Cross? Yes, but it's important to define how Jesus was forsaken on … [Read more...] about Was Jesus Forsaken?