I am not sure that “love” is exactly the right term, but I do love the power of the Good Friday service. Love is a strange word to describe the service, but it is one of the most meaningful services for me in the course […]
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Imago Scriptura 14 – Nails
This post is a few days late as the last few days (including today) of readings in Matthew were telling of the crucifixion of Jesus. Yesterday told of Jesus’ death, today the burial of Jesus. There is no easy way to take the story of […]
A Place at the Table – 46 – Holy Saturday
A Place at the Table – 46 – Holy Saturday God, on days where we are stunned with grief, give us a sense of the heartache Your disciples must have felt at being severed from their Teacher. Help us to face You, even when darkness […]
A Place at the Table – 45 – Cross
A Place at the Table – 45 – Cross Jesus, the cup You offer us is bottomless, with opportunities to drink at every intersection, every chance meeting. In Your time upon this earth, You traversed a great area in order to show love to Your […]
A Place at the Table – 43 – Meal
A Place at the Table – 43 – Meal Father, Your love and provision are far reaching. Your miracles never cease. You could drop bread from the sky for Your beloved, and yet You give us the blessing of giving and connecting in Your precious […]
A Place at the Table – 41 – Friend
A Place at the Table – 41 – Friend Lord, Your life changed the world— there is no problem that grace doesn’t solve. Thank You that grace is enough. As we interact with You through the Scriptures and prayer, help us to become more graceful […]
A Place at the Table – 40 – Aroma
A Place at the Table – 40 – Aroma John 12:1-15 Mary Anoints Jesus Six days before the Passover Jesus came to Bethany, the home of Lazarus, whom he had raised from the dead. There they gave a dinner for him. Martha served, and Lazarus […]
A Place at the Table – 38 – Compass
A Place at the Table – 38 – Compass Thank You, God, that You can use all things for Your good. Thank You for allowing us to identify with those who wrestle with the law, with those who struggle to remain clean and pure and […]
A Place at the Table – 29 – Recipe
A Place at the Table – 29 – Recipe God, it is clear that You value every life. You have breathed into all of us the life that we so easily take for granted. It is a testimony to Your incredible imagination and desire that […]
A Place at the Table – 28 – Telescope
Thank You, Lord, for the sacrificial act of Your Son, Jesus. This one act, Father, is more than enough, yet we continue to fall, we continue to strive in wrong directions. Your command is clear: don’t desire what others have. Reset our hearts, Lord, and […]
A Place at the Table – 27 – Straight
A Place at the Table – 27 – Straight Thank You, Father, that You have written these words on our hearts, the most tender of spaces, the organ that pumps life throughout our body. Let these words remind us when our life’s direction has turned […]
A Place at the Table – 26 – Spring Feast
God, You have blessed us in immeasurable ways. May we see You today past our plates into all areas of our life. May we celebrate through movement, art, and embraces— may we celebrate to Your delight. Amen. —– Today was for me a different kind […]
