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...
It’s been a long time since I wrote a “All Good Things” post, but today I’m reviving it! I have gotten back into the swing of reading and I thought I’d share a few books I’ve read recently and what you might learn from them. Everything Sad is Untrue: (A True Story) by Daniel Nayeri* This is the best creative non-fiction I’ve read in such a long time. It’s a hard book to describe because it’s so good for...
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 to Mary when she anoints his feet with oil at the house of Simon the Leper found in Luke 7:36-40, Matthew 26:6-13, Mark 14:3-9, and John 12:1-8. Note: There is a lot of debate about whether these stories are all one account of the same woman anointing Jesus. There is also debate over whether Mary of...
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 to Mary and Martha after the death of their brother in John 11:11-57. four days since we boundthe shell of our brotherand released him tothe relentless grave over a week since we calledfor the only Healer we knowand waitedfor him to come too late I tend and feedthe consolerscrowding Marydrowning in sorrow Then he arrivesand I leave...
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 to a Mary and Martha in Luke 10:38-42. You can see a video of the art creation HERE or below. *updated from an earlier version on 5/11/23 I have always been headstrongoften in the the wrong directionleaving wreckand ruininside and out my bruised hearta well dug deepsoaks up shifting shadows,a turn of the mouth,the spaces...
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