Spring ~ the season that marks sacred days. A reminder that the winter of our hearts won’t last forever. There is always a promise of new beginning because of Jesus. Hosanna! Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord, even the King of Israel, the welcoming crowd cried out on Palm Sunday thousands of years ago. Holy Week … [Read more...]
Restore My Soul
Our soul begs for rest from it all and we chase hope. A parched soul needs renewal in the midst of trying to catch a breath between hard headlines in the world – and the hard headlines in our own story. We are surrounded by those who are worn down with a heavy world. So how do we encourage their hearts and our own? The season … [Read more...]
What was He thinking?
I went to see the fifth season of The Chosen the other night. It ended with a holy kiss from Judas. The famous betrayer. I’ve binged on all the well-done seasons because it helps me to see inside the head of some of the disciples. No - not necessarily biblically accurate but biblically dramatic. And biblically-beautiful. … [Read more...]
Betrayal and Denial
Sometimes in our familiarity we think we know it because we heard it. And heard it. We know the story of betrayal – that’s about Judas, the one who went down in history as the super villain. And we know the story of denial, that’s about Peter and a rooster who needed to crow and he became known as a super hero. The … [Read more...]
Remain
As the calendar rips through the holy season of Easter, I camp in the landscape of it all that’s told in the gospels. In the Bible. We see male followers who gather at the table for a Last Supper, get sleepy in a Garden, and female followers who gather at the foot of the cross – until the end. That’s where we see a mix of … [Read more...]