Image: Zacchaeus in the Sycamore Awaiting the Passage of Jesus by James Tissot from the Brooklyn Museum. James Tissot painted a whole collection of painting on the life of Jesus that you can explore HERE. I have been meditating on the theme of “Jesus, friend of sinners” that I see as I read through the book of Luke. Here are two passages I find really interesting. Would you consider them with me? “Jesus went on to say, “To what,...
Through it all, I am rejoicing today in the proven truth of these lines from What a Friend We Have in Jesus by Joseph Scriven: What a friend we have in JesusAll our sins and griefs to bearAnd what a privilege to carryEverything to God in prayer I love this version of Aretha Franklin singing it with a choir in 1972: I made this screensaver to remind you to “take it to the Lord in prayer” each day, whatever...
It’s my very first reader spotlight in a new series I’m calling “Doing Good in the Neighborhood.” You can submit your own project HERE and let me know about the doing good you’re a part of, in the name of Jesus, in your own community. The work doesn’t have to be big or fancy, and it doesn’t have to fit in a traditional ministry category (but it could). I want to highlight the good and creative things people are...
Here are three things good things to share with you this week: 1. Bridge of Hope.☀️ Today I was preparing a few words to share at a fundraising event for an organization I volunteered with the past two years called Bridge of Hope. “Bridge of Hope trains and equips local Christian faith communities (churches, Bible study groups, house churches, etc.) from a wide variety of Christian traditions to respond to homelessness in practical, tangible, and neighboring ways.” Bridge of Hope...
I was reading this week about how God’s covenant with the people of Israel was centered on the promise of His presence. Old Testament scholar, John Walton writes, “God’s purpose in making the covenant was to initiate a relationship that would eventually lead to the reestablishment of his presence on earth after humanity had lost access to his presence in Genesis 3” (Wisdom for Faithful Reading: Principles and Practices for Old Testament Interpretation). On the other side of the...
Artwork: Christ and His Disciple on the Road to Emmaus by Henry Ossawa Tanner (in the public domain) If you’re following me here, you’ll know I’m expanding my series on “Jesus Speaks to Women” to a Bible study (or maybe a few Bible studies). I’m in the process of researching for the studies now, so I’ll be sharing some of the questions I’m exploring with you here on the blog. In my last post, I laid out the Scriptures...
Are you ready to be a Bible super-sleuth? How do we reconcile the four accounts by the four different Gospel writers, of the anointing of Jesus by a woman who is only named in one account? Was Mary of Bethany (the sister of Martha and Lazarus) also called Mary Magdalene? Why was she called Mary in some accounts and Mary Magdalene in others? Let's look for clues in the text!
I am creating a series of art and poems based on the words Jesus spoke to women. This poem is based on the account of Jesus’ words spoken to the mourning women of Jerusalem as he walked to the crucifixion site after his trial found in Luke 23:26-31. You can hear me read this poem here: city on a hillits killing field–“the skull” where fleshreduced to bone–hollowed humans ancestor Adam’scursed boneswitnessing the Teachernow walkingits way of sorrows we do all we know–weep and...
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