Last week for our family lesson we talked about the cross. I’d read an idea online to save your real Christmas tree in December and then use it at Easter to make a cross. I remembered the idea last week, and we did just that. My son liked cutting the…
Read moreI’m enamored with water. Whether it’s watching an ocean roll onto the shore, the serenity of a still mountain lake, the energy of an overflowing water fall or the sound of a rushing mountain creek, I am captivated by its sights and sounds. This winter I paused at the juncture near…
Read moreIt’s the Tuesday after Easter. The songs have been sung, the sacred story told, the good china washed and put away, and we slip back into the daily routine. On this quiet afternoon, I sit and look down the long stretch of years to the Easters of my childhood.…
Read moreMark 11:24 Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours. NIV I have been walking with the Lord since I was 5. Throughout these many (many!) years, I have studied prayer, practiced prayer, and yes(!),…
Read moreThe following passage from Isaiah 53 paints a picture of the “Suffering Savior.” Written 600 years before Jesus the Savior faced that ungrateful crowd and was condemned to die a criminal’s death, the prophet Isaiah penned these words: He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows,…
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