Lenten Study: We Move to the Garden
I began the 4th season of Chosen last night, one of our treasured Lenten activities. During one of the scenes, the father Zebedee, father of James and John, was soliciting his new olive oil to the priests in order to make ends meet for the disciples. Their competitor was the magnificent oil from the gardens […]
Lenten Study: Deeper Dive into Matthew 25:1-13
Matthew 25:1-13 Deeper Dive : Each chapter I will share a time for deeper study into the biblical word of the scripture we discuss. Before we move into a new chapter let’s dive deeper into Matthew 25, the Parable of the Ten Virgins. I’m waiting. I’m waiting patiently. One day our Lord will return. While […]
Lenten Study: Having an Unlimited Reserve
Scripture Reading: Matthew 24: 36-44 Today, let’s back track a little. How did we get to the parable of the ten virgins historically? What was leading up to this conversation for being “prepared and having a reserve”? Christ was talking to his disciples about his return. “But concerning that day and hour no one knows, […]
In His Presence: a 40 Day of Writing during Lent
Scripture Reading : Matthew 25:1- 13 For the next 40 days, I will be writing about the tree of the olive, her oil, and her fruit. God’s Word is full of teachings about this fruit and her oil. The journey continues. I’ve been studying oil in the Scriptures for two years. The goal is simple: […]
Short Story of a Hike in The Forest
This story takes place in a forest. A forest named during a war. The name of the forest an oxymoron, transpired when a white man was taking land from the Cherokee. The man, a religious man, peered out at the mountains in this forest, and named these lands Pisquah. In history, thousands of years ago, […]
Practicing Silence
It’s the holidays. I’ve laid out books to read for our trip; two books, one hallmark channel “type”, the other contemplative and philosophical. Which book do you think I could not put down? The nerdy abstract book of course, where the reader has to read each page two or three times to obtain understanding. The […]
The Jesus Chronicles – Learning Lessons from Jesus – Advent Devotional
The alarm rings, your head lifts from the pillow, the sun shines, your smile forms without any effort, the birds sing, and God’s presence seems palatable. But yet on other days, scattered between the good ones, thoughts are jumbled, doubts flood perilously, the smile is forced, and God seems so far away. Did Jesus feel […]