Naomi’s Doubts
Grace Hunter2024-04-07T12:32:16-06:00by Grace Hunter Have you ever had a time in your life when you doubted God’s goodness? When circumstances or situations seemed to conspire against you in such a way that you could not [...]
Be Merciful
Aaron Bjorklund2024-04-07T12:31:23-06:00by Aaron Bjorklund Be merciful to those who doubt; Jude 22 The philosopher René Descartes famously participated in the rationalist movement by questioning everything. He questioned his own existence, concluding that he must exist [...]
Contrast
Bruce Hanson2024-04-10T14:52:48-06:00by Bruce Hanson Now Mary stood outside the tomb crying. As she wept, she bent over to look into the tomb and saw two angels in white, seated where Jesus’ body had been, one [...]
Seeing Mary in Myself
Sherry Sommer2024-04-10T14:16:51-06:00Sherry Sommer While reading the account of Mary Magdalene at Jesus’ tomb, today, I’ve been struck for the first time by how much I can identify with her. While Mary is reacting to a [...]
Known and Called by Name
Carolyn Schmitt2024-04-09T13:55:57-06:00by Carolyn Schmitt There are a number of women named “Mary” mentioned in the New Testament: Mary, the mother of Jesus; Mary the mother of James and Joseph; Mary, Martha’s sister; Mary the wife [...]
Very Early, Still Dark – The Murky Hour
Kathleen Petersen2024-04-08T09:28:59-06:00by Kathleen Petersen Now very early 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 moved away [...]
Dark = Fear + Grief Light = Presence + Freedom
Grace Hunter2024-04-07T22:34:57-06:00by Grace Hunter In him was life, and that life was the light of men. The light shines in the darkness, but the darkness has not understood it. There came a man who was [...]
I Was Lost, Until I Was Found
Lloyd Petersen2024-04-04T11:45:59-06:00by Loyed? Petersen Providentially, those who volunteered me to write this devotional, misspelled my name, spelling it in the “past tense” (i.e., “...ed”). But I can make something of it. Recently I had a [...]
A Wonderful Plan…
Kathleen Petersen2024-03-30T23:49:13-06:00by Kathleen Petersen “God loves you and offers a wonderful plan for your life!” opens the persuasive message of a popular gospel tract. I’m curious. If passages such as the one below were paired [...]
Peter: Memories, Motivation, Mission
Carolyn Schmitt2024-03-31T17:22:52-06:00by Carolyn Schmitt It is interesting to me that while Peter’s denial is mentioned in all four gospels, only John tells about Jesus restoring Peter and giving him an additional occupation. I wish I [...]
