The name Maundy Thursday is from the Old French mandé,[1] which comes from the Latin mandatum novum –literally meaning “new mandate” or “new commandment.”[2] This mandatum novum refers to Jesus’ famous words given to his disciples in the upper room as recorded in John’s Gospel: “A new command I give you: Love one another. As...
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This article was written for the Institute for Faith, Work, and Economics, of which Hugh Whelchel is Senior Fellow & Founder. On one of our family vacations, we stopped and visited a large underground cavern. Even though I was only eight or nine, I can clearly remember the guide leading us into a vast vault...
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Practicing the resurrection? Lord, I believe. Help Thou my unbelief. A snapshot: Some years back, a former student of mine, who was then working in the State Department, sent a photo to me. It was a black and white, of a priest with arms opened wide, his chasuble (why do I see it in my...
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