Daily observations about following Jesus
If you want your Lenten journey to make a difference, you need to think about the journey. Set aside an hour. Turn off the connections to other people. Ask God to help you think and remember. And then read through these questions which review the journey we’ve taken. 1. Why did you decide to walk […]
Read More…There’s no reason to be surprised about our confusion about living after Lent, living beyond Easter. Consider the responses of people during the days following the first Resurrection day. There are moments of sheer delight. Mary Magdalene went to the tomb. It was empty. She went to find the disciples. She ran into Jesus on […]
Read More…In 1627, Francisco de Zurbaran painted a crucifixion. He could paint pretty fast. According to one account, he did 21 paintings in eight months. He painted mostly religious scenes. One of those paintings hung in the Monastery of San Pablo el Real. It hangs at the Art Institute of Chicago now. It is a crucifixion. […]
Read More…The Jordan River was between people of Israel and the Promised Land. I’ve told the story a dozen times or more. The priests picked up the ark. They use long poles of acacia wood threaded through rings attached to the ark. They walk toward the river. It’s rainy season. The river is overflowing the banks. […]
Read More…That phrase came to mind recently while reading a book Hope needs for a class. I got to it first and began to read. The writer talked about a passage from Augustine’s book on rhetoric, De doctrina Christiana. I pulled it off the shelf above my desk to look at the passage. In the slowly […]
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