Apr2026
After the cross, a garden
by Jacob Traeger
Now there was a garden in the place where he was crucified, and in the garden there was a new tomb in which no one had ever been laid (John 19:41).
Apr2026
The Passion through God’s eyes
by Jacob Traeger
So Judas brought a detachment of soldiers together with police from the chief priests and the Pharisees, and they came there with lanterns and torches and weapons (John 18:3).
Apr2026
The world where God encounters you
by Jacob Traeger
Now before the festival of the Passover, Jesus knew that his hour had come to depart from this world and go to the Father. Having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end (John 13:1).
Apr2026
A troubled spirit
by Jacob Traeger
After saying this Jesus was troubled in spirit and declared, ‘Very truly, I tell you, one of you will betray me’ (John 13:21).
Mar2026
The seed that bears fruit
by Jacob Traeger
Very truly, I tell you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains just a single grain, but if it dies it bears much fruit (John 12:24).
Mar2026
The aroma that fills the world
by Jacob Traeger
Mary took a pound of costly perfume made of pure nard, anointed Jesus’s feet, and wiped them with her hair. The house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume (John 12:3).
