Lent Devotional

How many of us rush from Palm Sunday to Easter Sunday without contemplating all that the cross means? If we are not careful, the Easter season can be overrun by chocolate bunnies, Easter dresses, and dying eggs...and we will miss the beauty of what this season means for each of our lives!  If I could recommend ONE read this Lenten season, it would be this little gem compiled by Nancy Guthrie entitled Jesus, Keep me Near the Cross: Experiencing the Passion and Power of Easter.  It is a compilation of sermons and essays from contemporary as well as classical theologians written on the subject of Christ's passion--authors include Martin Luther, John Piper, Jonathan Edwards, Charles Spurgeon, John MacArthur, R.C. Sproul, and Tim Keller, to name a few!  It is brief, yet spiritually deep and meaty and really illuminates the wonder of the gospel displayed at Easter.  I love starting my day with this devotional to help me prepare for the Easter season (this is my 2nd year enjoying it), and I trust that you might, too!