Easter • APR 5 Mystery Read 1 Corinthians 15:51–54. Listen, I will tell you a mystery! (v. 51a) When I talk to parents struggling to communicate the basics of faith to their children, I encourage them to learn to embrace a single word—mystery. So much about our faith is completely unknowable to human beings. How […]
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HOLY SATURDAY • APR 4 One Hundred Pounds Read John 19:38–42. They took the body of Jesus and wrapped it with the spices in linen cloths, according to the burial custom of the Jews. (v. 40) Saturday is the day that Jesus is laid in the tomb. The Gospel of John tells us that Nicodemus
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GOOD FRIDAY • APR 3 The Worst Day in the Christian Year? Read Luke 23:32–34. Then Jesus said, “Father forgive them; for they do not know what they are doing.” (v. 34) Though it is called Good Friday, today is, in many ways, the worst day in the Christian year. This is the day we
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THU • APR 2 Sacred Fellowship Read Luke 22:7–23. “I have eagerly desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer.” (v.15) This day, Thursday, is the last time the disciples are all together before Jesus’ crucifixion. It is the day that Jesus breaks bread, lifts up the cup, and says the familiar words
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WED • APR 1 Read Psalm 46. Be still and know that I am God. (v. 10a) Scripture is silent about what happens to Jesus and the disciples on this day. We can only guess. Maybe they were exhausted from the money-changing incident in the temple on Monday and the flurry of activity on Palm
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TUE • MAR 31 Betrayal Read Luke 22:3–6. So he consented and began to look for an opportunity to betray him to them when no crowd was present. (v. 6) On Tuesday, Judas agrees to betray Jesus. This is the day he negotiates with the Sanhedrin. As I reflect on Judas’s story, I wonder about
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The stories we most need to tell are often the hardest to tell. I’ve struggled mightily to figure out how and when to tell this story. I’m sure there will be more to tell, later, but for now I tell it for a simple reason: Patricia and those like her want their story to be
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MON • MAR 30 Cleaning House Read Matthew 21:12–14. Then Jesus entered the temple and drove out all who were selling and buying in the temple, and he overturned the tables of he money changers and the seats of those who sold doves. (v. 12) Then Jesus entered the temple and drove out all who were selling
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Mindfulness, the practice of “tuning in to the present moment” is a word that I hear kicked around a lot in articles, podcasts, and conversation. Studies seem to support that mindfulness can ease anxiety and stress, something that is all too present in my life recently. I’ve been experimenting with some practices of mindfulness in the
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I love the internet! One amazing connection that happened via the internet is a connection to children’s book author, Glenys Nellist. Glenys connected with my author page on Facebook and pointed out that we share a common interest in children’s spirituality. I took a look at her book Love Letters from God (Zondervon: 2014), and
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