Tagged: Jesus

Recently, I was offended. Highly offended. Hmph! For twenty-four hours I spun. Replaying the incident. Reliving the exchange. Accusing the other to the Lord. Stating my case. Building my defense – for my snit, for my righteous indignation, for the plan of taking further action, for the sake of the church – after all – …[ read more ]

I am rereading the Gospel of Mark as I frequently do, and have been impressed with Jesus’ show of authority over all things during His ministry on earth. Now, in these interviews with giant-killers, we are reading testimonies that He continues to exercise that authority. Interview #1 demonstrated His authority over sin. Interview #2 demonstrated His authority over violent …[ read more ]

Will I be alone at the lunch table? Remember wondering that? As the photos of children returning to school or jumping on the bus for the first time flit across my Facebook feed, the memories flood back. I loved school. Learning was a joyful and effortless pursuit for me. Books were my haven, writing my …[ read more ]

Can we be healed by majority rule? If enough people accept me, say that they love me, applaud for me, and welcome me into their hearts, will that fill the empty space inside and make me whole? Is life and identity truly best informed by a scene from Peter Pan where the audience saves Tinkerbelle …[ read more ]

Dead things hold little promise. Death is a line that, once crossed, carries a weight worthy of holy pause. I remember sitting through one Sunday morning service behind a man who was dead by three o’clock that day. Following church, he and a fellow pilot friend took off for an afternoon flight and crashed. For days, when …[ read more ]