Today is April 4—Standing at the Foot of the Cross.

This devotion draws you into the weight of that moment, inviting you to look again at the suffering Christ endured—and to consider what it means to truly stand there, present to both the cost and the love poured out for you.

Today's featured articles reflect on the resurrection power of Jesus that still brings dead things back to life, speaking hope into places that feel beyond repair, and find gentle guidance for explaining the cross to a child through the raw and honest wonder of that first question: "What? He died?"

No place is too broken for His grace to reach and renew.

Today's Devotion

Standing at the Foot of the Cross

The Romans considered crucifixion the ultimate penalty. Perhaps the most extreme expression of this penalty took place in 71 BC. After putting down a revolt led by ... Continue Reading

Featured Articles

The Resurrection Power of Jesus: How God Still Brings Dead Things Back to Life

How the resurrection power of Jesus still brings dead things to life.

'What? He Died?!': How to Explain the Crucifixion to a Child

The moment your child discovers Good Friday—out loud.

"He delivered him over to them to be crucified. So they took Jesus, and he went out, bearing his own cross, to the place called The Place of a Skull, which in Aramaic is called Golgotha. There they crucified him."

John 19:16–18

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That's Interesting

"We grow up hungry for love, and in ways so deep as to remain unexpressed we long for our Maker to love us."

– Philip Yancey

Question of the Week: "Who, instead of Jesus, was chosen by the crowd to be released by Pontius Pilate as is custom before the Feast of Passover?"

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