December 2014 – Page 5 – 300 words a day

Second Sunday of Advent: Peace

(Luke 10:38-42) They ate in Bethany that day, Jesus and the disciples. I am sure of it. They all ate a meal prepared by Martha. Perhaps it was the best meal she ever fixed. Certainly it was the most peace-filled meal. You may know the first part of the story. Jesus and the disciples come […]

by Paul Merrill

A feast for the wrong reasons

Deception is never the best place to start, when you want something good to happen. She wanted something good so badly that she would do whatever it took. The prospect of a huge family rift was not enough to stop her. (Maybe she wanted it so much that she didn’t even think of that.) Rebekah knew that […]

by Jon Swanson

Having Jesus over for supper.

Luke 4:31-39 My parents invited people over for dinner after church. They invited missionaries to spend the night. I think they wanted to help others. They wanted us to understand hospitality. Maybe, there was a little hope that we would learn something, that our lives would be changed a little. The same thing happens at […]

by Jon Swanson

Water and wine with Jesus and John.

John 2:1-11 “What was the first time we saw through the skin and saw a glimpse of something more?” The old man shifted slightly on the chair. “That’s easy. Water into wine.” “We’d had conversations with him. He shocked Nathaniel with his mind-reading or whatever it was. But at the wedding, it was clear that […]