Today is Spy Wednesday. Spy Wednesday commemorates the betrayal of Christ by Judas Iscariot during Holy Week. “But wait!” you say. “Judas didn’t actually betray Jesus until Thursday night.” And you would be correct. Thursday is when Judas actually approached Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane and, identifying Him with a kiss, allowed Him toContinue reading “Spy Wednesday”
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Holy Tuesday
So today is Holy Tuesday. Lots of events happened on Tuesday of the last week of Christ’s life. The religious leaders questioned His authority while He was teaching in the temple. The disciples noticed that the fig tree He had cursed the day before had withered from the roots. He told many parables, including theContinue reading “Holy Tuesday”
Holy Monday
Today is Holy Monday if you’re one of the Christians who celebrates Holy Week. I have to be honest. In the past, I haven’t celebrated more than Palm Sunday, Good Friday, and Easter Sunday, but this year without all the hoopla that generally goes into these celebrations, I’m looking for a bit more. Normally thisContinue reading “Holy Monday”
Palm Sunday
Today is Palm Sunday. This holiday marks the start of Holy Week and commemorates Jesus’ triumphal entry to Jerusalem the week before His crucifixion. During a normal year, the church would celebrate by handing out palm leaves to all attendees of religious services today. In more traditional churches, there would have been parades, possibly involvingContinue reading “Palm Sunday”
Praying Dangerous Prayers
You may be looking at the title of this post and thinking “Dangerous prayers? There is no such thing!” But you, my friend, would be wrong. There are two kinds of dangerous prayers. The first kind is the obvious kind: prayers that are dangerous to the kingdom of darkness. Prayer is a powerful spiritual weapon.Continue reading “Praying Dangerous Prayers”
Boundaries
Sometimes in Christian circles we struggle with boundaries. We might think that boundaries are meant to keep people out, or that by saying “No” we aren’t loving our neighbors, but boundaries are necessary if we want to be healthy, peaceful, loving people. Boundaries are not unloving, unhealthy or unChristian things. They can be unhealthy,however, ifContinue reading “Boundaries”
Watering The Seed
Have you ever planted a garden? Maybe it was a flower garden, or maybe it was a vegetable garden. When we were young, my family purchased a mobile home with about 2 acres of land around it. My dad planted roses in the front of the house along our long driveway. Then he decided toContinue reading “Watering The Seed”
Restoring My Soul
I love rehab shows. You know the ones that take an abandoned derelict old house and fix them up to be the best looking house on the block? I also like those restoration shows. The ones where they take antique and vintage items and restore them to like new condition. I am amazed at theContinue reading “Restoring My Soul”
Resiliency
Most of us agree that the time we’re in right now is unlike anything we’ve ever dealt with before. The loss of jobs and the loss of interaction with our friends has probably made us anxious and overwhelmed. Sudden changes to our everyday routines can result in trauma. Now, most of think of trauma asContinue reading “Resiliency”
Building a Legacy of Faith
Our theme for March has been all about faith. We’ve talked about confessions unto faith, confessions of faith, sharing our faith with others, and exercising our faith. Now I’d like to talk about the logical next step: creating a legacy of faith. When you hear the word “legacy” what do you think of? If you’reContinue reading “Building a Legacy of Faith”
A Beautiful Mess 