Yesterday afternoon all along the main drag of our town, every tree and every pole had white and blue ribbons tied to them. They were in recognition of the release of Otto Warmbier, the young man who was just released from prison in North Korea. […]
All posts tagged: Grief
Imago Scriptura 68 – Job 14-21 – Piling On
The last several chapters of Job feel like the same thing over and over. Job’s friends go after him – getting more and more vocal about their belief that Job caused the calamities that have come upon him. Then Job responds with his frustration with […]
Imago Gospels – 28 – Daughter
Mark 5 When I went through Mark a few months back I focused in this section on the woman touching the hem of Jesus’ cloak. Today, however, I zeroed in on the age of the young girl who is restored to life. The passage says […]
Mark Photos – 14:53-65 – Torn
Jesus before the Council They took Jesus to the high priest; and all the chief priests, the elders, and the scribes were assembled. Peter had followed him at a distance, right into the courtyard of the high priest; and he was sitting with the guards, […]
Mark Photos – 5:35-43 – Restored
A Girl Restored to Life and a Woman Healed pt 2 While he was still speaking, some people came from the leader’s house to say, “Your daughter is dead. Why trouble the teacher any further?” But overhearing what they said, Jesus said to the leader […]
Mark Photos – 4:26-29 – Growing
The Parable of the Growing Seed Then Jesus said, “God’s kingdom is like seed thrown on a field by a man who then goes to bed and forgets about it. The seed sprouts and grows—he has no idea how it happens. The earth does it […]
Psalm Photos – 137 – Not Enough Rocks
Psalm 137 By the rivers of Babylon— there we sat down and there we wept when we remembered Zion. On the willows there we hung up our harps. For there our captors asked us for songs, and our tormentors asked for mirth, saying, “Sing us […]
Psalm Photos – 88 – Palms
Psalm 88 O Lord, God of my salvation, when, at night, I cry out in your presence, let my prayer come before you; incline your ear to my cry. For my soul is full of troubles, and my life draws near to Sheol. I am […]
Psalm Photos – 62 – Silence
Psalm 62 For God alone my soul waits in silence; from him comes my salvation. He alone is my rock and my salvation, my fortress; I shall never be shaken. How long will you assail a person, will you batter your victim, all of you, […]
Psalm Photos – 38 – Weighed Down
Psalm 38 O Lord, do not rebuke me in your anger, or discipline me in your wrath. For your arrows have sunk into me, and your hand has come down on me. There is no soundness in my flesh because of your indignation; there is […]
Praying for the Beck family and for Wyoming
Yesterday morning, after the 9:00 service, we heard the first rumors that a Wyoming High School student was killed in a car accident. We weren’t sure who knew, whether it was just a rumor, or any further details. Sadly, however, a little while later, it […]
