I have followed Jesus since I was very young. I vividly remember sitting on the front pew of the church looking at my own black-patent Mary Janes dangling, far above the carpeted floor, as tears rolled down my cheeks splatting on my pudgy knees. My heart broke with the knowledge that Jesus had died for …
Several nights ago, I looked out my kitchen window and noticed that 4 of my 10 landscaping lights were burned out. The next evening, I picked up four replacements to match the ones around our front walk and back patio. That night when I got home, I realized that the 4 lights on the front …
For the last four days, I left my computer untouched. No work. No writing. No preparing for class. Instead, I focused on intentionally resting from work and being present with family. Even with all the hours on the road for our Christmas travels, I did not touch my computer. The sky did not fall. I …
I've realized I'm an older woman. This knowledge didn't suddenly strike me. I've seen the strands of grey growing coarse and shiny for several years. I've traced the wrinkles around my eyes. I've pulled my ponytail tighter and wondered at how a bit of loose skin can make such a difference in the mirror. I've …
Do you believe it? You are, I am, loved as much as God loves Jesus. Jesus said so--as He talked to God about us in prayer. I love this passage, Jesus' prayer for me and you--a prayer for us to discover unity and love. In John 17, as He prayed for protection of His disciples, …
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When the master returned to check on the status of the talents he entrusted to his servants "according to his own ability," their responses tell a powerul story. I love the way the scripture reveals the hearts of the first two servants. “'Master, you delivered to me five talents; behold, I have gained five talents …
Have you wondered about the value of the talent in the parable? I went back to the text and http://www.blueletterbible.org to dig a little deeper. In the original Greek, the word is τάλαντον or, using letters we recognize, tálanton. Strong’s Definitions lists the meaning as “neuter of a presumed derivative of the orignal form of …
“Little girl, I say to you, rise up!” Perhaps I was dreaming the words because I have been preparing to teach about Jairus’ daughter in the “Jesus Said to Her” series for our Tuesday morning class. Perhaps, in the recesses of my mind, the words rang familiar as I began to wake but consciously wanted …
What must they have been thinking as the night fell marking the beginning of the Sabbath rest while the body of their Lord, beaten and lifeless, lay in a borrowed tomb? Surely, they talked about the Passover meal just some 30 hours past. How the words must have haunted them, “This is my body broken …
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