Read Day One and Day Two here. “For the Mighty One has done great things for me; and holy is His name. And His mercy is upon generation after generation toward those who fear Him. He has done mighty deeds with His arm; He has scattered those who were proud in the thoughts of their […]
Welcome to the continuation of our Advent journey! Read Day One here. Then a shoot will spring from the stem of Jesse, and a branch from his roots will bear fruit . . . ~ Isaiah 11:1 Joseph She is gone . . . thank God, she is gone. I grip […]
Amid the bustle–and often, stress–of this season for many of us, it helps me to have intentional ways to focus my mind and heart on why we celebrate this time of Advent anyway. To remember that Jesus really did come to this messy world of ours, to real people in real, and often difficult, circumstances, […]
Last night I was at a prayer meeting where friends shared burdened hearts, feeling lost and without a sense of God’s direction for the future, aching over the pain of others and in the world. Then today I got an email prayer request for Christians in northern Iraq, where the militant group ISIS is […]
I tend to like change. Until it actually happens. My sister is more realistic. She doesn’t like change, and she knows it. I’m a bit more all over the place. When a potential life change looms on the horizon, I get excited—perhaps it’s the latent pioneer girl in me. Then it actually hits: […]
Note: I do apologize, reader friends, for the lack of a post last week and the lateness of this post today. I seem to have been a bit off-kilter of late, plus I’ve been sick, but I expect to be back on my normal Wednesday posting schedule next week. Also watch for a special […]
The past couple of weeks, I’ve started watching History Channel’s The Bible series, as it’s now available streaming on Netflix. Despite some (unnecessary) inaccuracies and a lot of (necessary) condensing and cutting of the story, it still touches me, maybe because I’m such a visual learner, to see biblical accounts I’ve read so many times […]
Click for Part 1 and Part 2. “But on the first day of the week, at early dawn, they came to the tomb bringing the spices which they had prepared…” ~Luke 24:10 Mary Magdalene The birds twitter in the pearly predawn as we make our way up the stony path to the tomb. I want […]
Read Part 1 here, or click here for Luke’s account of Peter’s story. Peter Darkness. I stumble through the Jerusalem streets, half-lost, wishing no one to find me. I stumble and fall, cracking my elbow against an abandoned vegetable cart, welcoming the pain. I deserve far worse. I huddle on the rocky ground and clutch […]
This Holy Week, I’ll be posting several snippets from the Easter story imagined through the eyes of those who were there, some revised from last year’s To Jerusalem series, today a new one. I hope you enjoy! Please comment and share your thoughts as we experience this week anew together. Mary of Bethany Laughter, […]
