Author Archives: Stan Guthrie

My latest on the NCC Blog: “Spectacle: A Look Back at Good Friday”

“Disturbers are to be rebuked, the low spirited to be encouraged, the infirm to be supported, objectors confuted, the treacherous guarded against, the unskilled taught, the lazy aroused, the contentious restrained, the haughty repressed, litigants pacified, the poor relieved, the … Continue reading →

The only person who should never be criticized is Jesus Christ.

Is there someone you need to forgive today (for your sake as much as for his)?

By Stan Guthrie But I have another problem with the bucket list—two, actually. First, it seems completely self-centered. The bucket list attempts to answer the question, “What do I want to do with my life before I die?”

“If God were small enough to be understood, He would not be big enough to be worshipped.”― Evelyn Underhill

Give someone you love the only gift that can never be returned. Your time.

“The best of God’s saints must drink the wormwood; the dearest of his children must bear the cross.”— C.H. Spurgeon

By Stan Guthrie It is the final week of Jesus’ life. The long-awaited “hour” of His death, pent up for so long like water behind a dam, is suddenly released, striking with blinding speed and savage fury. 

Where does one draw the line between righteous indignation and schadenfreude?