Category Archives: Jeff Dunn

The Twelfth Station: Jesus Dies On The Cross

Scripture From noon to three, the whole earth was dark. Around mid-afternoon Jesus groaned out of the depths, crying loudly, “Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?” which means, “My God, my God, why have you abandoned me?” Some bystanders who heard him said, “He’s calling for Elijah.” One of them ran and got a sponge soaked inContinue reading “The Twelfth Station: Jesus Dies On The Cross”

Tenth Station: Jesus Is Stripped Of His Garments

Scripture And they crucified him, and parted his garments, casting lots: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, They parted my garments among them, and upon my vesture did they cast lots. (Matthew 27: 35, NIV. See also Genesis 3: 7 and Matthew 21:18.) Meditation Jesus is at the top SkullContinue reading “Tenth Station: Jesus Is Stripped Of His Garments”

The Eighth Station: Jesus Meets The Women Of Jerusalem

Scripture A huge crowd of people followed, along with women weeping and carrying on. At one point Jesus turned to the women and said, “Daughters of Jerusalem, don’t cry for me. Cry for yourselves and for your children. The time is coming when they’ll say, ‘Lucky the women who never conceived! Lucky the wombs thatContinue reading “The Eighth Station: Jesus Meets The Women Of Jerusalem”

The Sixth Station: Veronica Wipes The Face Of Jesus

Scripture But I am a worm and not a man, scorned by everyone, despised by the people. All who see me mock me; they hurl insults, shaking their heads. “He trusts in the LORD,” they say, “let the LORD rescue him. Let him deliver him, since he delights in him.” (Psalm 22: 6-8, NIV. AlsoContinue reading “The Sixth Station: Veronica Wipes The Face Of Jesus”

The Fourth Station: Jesus Sees His Mother

Scripture In the sixth month of Elizabeth’s pregnancy, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a town in Galilee,  to a virgin pledged to be married to a man named Joseph, a descendant of David. The virgin’s name was Mary.  The angel went to her and said, “Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is withContinue reading “The Fourth Station: Jesus Sees His Mother”

The Second Station: Jesus Receives His Cross

Scripture Then the governor’s soldiers took Jesus into the Praetorium and gathered the whole company of soldiers around him. They stripped him and put a scarlet robe on him,  and then twisted together a crown of thorns and set it on his head. They put a staff in his right hand. Then they knelt in front ofContinue reading “The Second Station: Jesus Receives His Cross”

Difficult Scriptures: John 20:22-23

Then he breathed on them and said, “Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive anyone’s sins, they are forgiven. If you do not forgive them, they are not forgiven.”  (John 20:22-23, NLT) Another great moment for me in Arizona was meeting Rich and Gail McNeeley. They are a wonderful couple who, along with two of theirContinue reading “Difficult Scriptures: John 20:22-23”