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 […]
- Home
- To Jerusalem
A Series for Holy Week, Part 1: Through Mary of Bethany’s Eyes

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, […]
To Jerusalem, Part 4

“But on the first day of the week, at early dawn, they came to the tomb bringing the spices which they had prepared…” Mary Magdalene The birds twitter in the pearly pre-dawn as we make our way up the stony path to the tomb. I want to shush them. It doesn’t seem right for anyone […]
To Jerusalem: Part 3

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 my head in my hands, thankful for the night-blackness around me, though it […]
To Jerusalem: Part 2

John I don’t understand, Lord. Ever since we sat down to supper, things haven’t been right. First You washing our feet—though only Peter had the guts to speak up to You about it. Then You saying things like “He who eats My bread has lifted up his heel against me” and “one of you will […]
To Jerusalem: Part 1

A little like Toward Bethlehem in December, I’m going to try a series leading us toward Easter–or as it was for Jesus and those who followed Him at this time of year two thousand years ago, up to Jerusalem. I hope we are all blessed as we turn our hearts to Him–to remember what He […]