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Mark D. Roberts

Excerpt from Matthew 4:1-11 Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. Matthew 4:1 Click here to read all of Matthew 4:1-11 Prayer Dear Lord, the basic truth of this story is Your temptation. You were tempted. It couldn’t be much clearer. But, I confess that…

My Blogging Sunday, April 15: Sunday Inspiration from Pray the Gospels Monday, April 16: An Unexpected Easter Masterpiece Tuesday, April 17: Handel’s Messiah: A Closer Look Tuesday, April 17: How Do We Respond to the Tragedy at Virginia Tech? Tuesday, April 17: Resources for Thinking About Suffering and Evil Wednesday, April 18: Caring for People…

Permalink for this post / Permalink for this series Pictures of Cho Seung-Hui are now everywhere, thanks to NBC’s regretable decision to give the Virginia Tech shooter the publicity he desired. Even though I haven’t spent much time looking at them, I doubt I’ll soon forget the face of the cold-blooded murderer. I’m reminded of…

Permalink to this post Nothing can ever fully redeem the massacre at Virginia Tech. The tragic loss of so many lives is too great a price to be paid for any gain. But if we can learn from this terrible situation, if we live better lives individually and corporately because of what has happened, then…

Permalink for this post  I want to say a few words about responding to people who are grieving. Most of us won’t have the opportunity to be personally involved with those who lost loved ones in the tragedy at Virginia Tech. But all of us will, in time, have the chance to reach out in…

Permalink for this post  In light of the tragedy at Virginia Tech, I thought it might be helpful to put up some resources for people who are looking for answers to the tough questions having to do with suffering, evil, God, and faith. Though there are limits to our understanding, and thus to the satisfaction…

Permalink for this post / Permalink for this series How do we respond to the unbearably tragic crisis at Virginia Tech? There are no simple answers. Our first responses are visceral: shock, horror, sadness, fear, grief. Thank God we aren’t immune to evil in such a way that we no longer feel such revulsion and…

Part 2 of series: Handel’s Messiah and Easter Permalink for this post / Permalink for this series In my last post I explained why Handel’s Messiah, a piece we ordinary associate with Christmas, is really an oratorio for Easter. Today I want to examine the libretto (the words of the composition) to show the strong…

Part 1 of series: Handel’s Messiah and Easter Permalink for this post / Permalink for this series I ended my last post by promising to discuss one further piece of Easter music. Today I begin to keep my promise. Recently the choir of my church, along with a couple of guest choirs, did something you…

Excerpt from John 21:1-25 But there are also many other things that Jesus did; if every one of them were written down, I suppose that the world itself could not contain the books that would be written. (John 21:25) Click here to read all of today’s passage Prayer Dear Lord, how can anything contain Your…
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