Why don’t you try again? This is the question my pottery teacher asked as my shoulders slumped in a posture of defeat. I looked down at the lump of clay I had been working on for close to 30 minutes. Its shape now indiscernible due to some mistake I had made, but could not identify. […]
The Great Omission?
Matthew 28:19-20 King James Version (KJV) 19 Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: 20 Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the […]
Resurrection Sunday, Reflections for Lent
John 20:1-9 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) The Resurrection of Jesus 20Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene came to the tomb and saw that the stone had been removed from the tomb. 2So she ran and went to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one whom […]
Holy Saturday, Reflections for Lent Series
Matthew 27:57-66 The Voice 57At evening time, a rich man from Arimathea arrived. His name was Joseph, and he had become a disciple of Jesus. 58He went to Pilate and asked to be given Jesus body; Pilate assented and ordered his servants to turn Jesus body over to Joseph. 59So Joseph took the body, wrapped Jesus […]
Good Friday, Reflections for Lent Series
Read Today’s Scripture: John 18:1 – 19:42 Today, we finally arrive at our destination. This is a day that flipped the world upside down. To put this day in perspective, every person who has ever lived has had their lives irrevocably affected by this climactic moment in history, whether they are aware of this or […]
Beautiful Sorrow
Sorrow, when it enters our day, often comes without warning. Uncomfortable and painful, it can be attached to regret, betrayal, or grief. Can it, at the same time, be beautiful? The Examen prayer is a meditation practiced by the ancient Stoics and then later popularized by Saint Ignatius and the Jesuits. Within the presence of […]
Maundy Thursday, Reflections for Lent Series
John 13:1-17, 31-35 English Standard Version (ESV) Jesus Washes the Disciples’ Feet 13Now before the Feast of the Passover, when Jesus knew that his hour had come to depart out of this world to the Father, having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end. 2During supper, when the devil […]
