#john 20 devotional

[pastorhogg]

When Jesus Speaks Our Name

A Day in the Life of Jesus There are moments in the Gospels where the scene is so tender and personal that it feels almost intrusive to read it too quickly. John 20:10–18 is one of those moments. I find myself slowing down here, lingering with Mary Magdalene in the early morning light, standing outside the tomb, overwhelmed by grief and confusion. The resurrection has already happened, yet for…

When Jesus Speaks Our Name

[pastorhogg]

“Where Bones Cannot Speak—But Christ Does”

On Second Thought There is something unsettling about walking beneath a city and finding yourself surrounded by the bones of its past. The Catacombs of Paris are a somber reminder of human mortality—an underground labyrinth where six million Parisians rest in carefully arranged anonymity. Tourists step down a narrow spiral staircase and into dimly lit corridors lined with femurs and skulls,…

“Where Bones Cannot Speak—But Christ Does”