Shooting Over the Horizon

Good Friday

  • This One Day

    It’s very gray this morning… and windy and cool.  It should be gray on Good Friday. All creatures should walk solemnly today as we contemplate the Savior of the world. This Jesus, whose sinless life fulfilled all the righteous demands… Continue reading

  • And That’s Why It’s Called Good

    Here’s Good Friday from two very different sources. First from Sally Lloyd-Jones’ The Jesus Storybook Bible (1) – “Papa?” Jesus cried, frantically searching the sky. “Papa? Where are you? Don’t leave me!’ And for the first time – and the… Continue reading

  • The Cross is Not Ultimately About Me

    My oldest daughter, Ashley, recently posted a piece on her husband Andrew’s blog that stands in opposition to the “you are to die for” message often used in reference to Christ’s motivation for the cross. The “you are to die… Continue reading

  • The Father’s Cup by Rick Gamache (an excerpt)

        Rick Gamache has created a wonderfully readable narrative combining the events of Maundy Thursday and Good Friday based on the Gospel accounts, The Father’s Cup. The excerpt below is a dramatized scenario of Christ’s hours on the cross… Continue reading