31“Simon, Simon, behold, Satan demanded to have you, that he might sift you like wheat, 32but I have prayed for you that your faith not fail. And when you have turned again, strengthen your brothers.” Luke 22.31-32 A couple of weeks ago, we had a visitor at our home who asked what Luke 22.31-32 means. We have that verse […]
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April 10
And as they went they were cleansed. Luke 17.14 On the way to Jerusalem he (Jesus) was passing along between Samaria and Galilee. And as he entered a village, he was met by ten lepers, who stood at a distance and lifted up their voices, saying, “Jesus, Master, have mercy on us.” When he saw them he said […]
April 3
“Whoever does not bear his own cross and come after me cannot be my disciple. Luke 14.27 Before Resurrection Sunday. Before Crucifixion Friday. There was the walk. The walk Jesus made toward His death. After the betrayal and arrest of Jesus. After the beating and mocking. After the “kangaroo court” trials in the Jewish courts – where Jesus was charged with […]
March 27
One of the criminals who were hanged railed at him (at Jesus), saying, “Are you not the Christ? Save yourself and us!” But the other rebuked him, saying, “Do you not fear God, since you are under the same sentence of condemnation? And we indeed justly, for we are receiving the due reward of our deeds; but this man has […]
March 13
We forgot the bread! Now they [the disciples with Jesus] had forgotten to bring bread, and they had only one loaf with them in the boat. And He [Jesus] cautioned them, saying, “Watch out; beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and the leaven of Herod.” And they [the disciples] began discussing with one another the fact that they had no bread. Mark […]
March 6
The movie began with a panoramic view of the Rocky Mountains of Montana, taking each viewer soaring overhead as if on eagles’ wings and then swooping down toward a rural community in the early 1900’s. It took my breath away. My tears flowed freely. I missed the mountains. I missed home. It was a moving-forward piece of a […]
February 28
Awaking to birdsong from amongst the backyard maples. Falling asleep to the chorus of croaking frogs from the nearby pond. The enveloping coziness while walking through my neighborhood on a misty evening. The moon’s glory through silhouetted trees on a clear night. Being surprised (even after more than 10 years in this location) by the splendor of the […]
February 21
Matthew 28 and Mark 1 Do you ever read the last chapter of the book first? Or maybe just the last couple pages? I confess that I do sometimes because … well … I want to know it will end well before I let my heart get entangled with the characters. I readily admit to being a lightweight […]