O Lord, you have searched me and known me!
You know when I sit down and when I rise up;
you discern my thoughts from afar.
You search out my path and my lying down
and are acquainted with all my ways.… Read the rest “Practicing the Presence of God”
Matthew 20:26 "Whoever wishes to be great among you must be your servant.
“Helping, fixing, and serving represent three different ways of seeing life. When you help, you see life as weak. When you fix, you see life as broken. When you serve, you see life as whole.… Read the rest “The Christian as Servant”
Lamentations 3:20-24
Calvaric Easter
It is calvary in the night's
long day.
Time awaits when morning shall,
and wonders if it will ever show up
at all.
Then hence comes Death
ringing at the doorbell of life.
And brings its' own
Easter basket!… Read the rest “A Poem for Calvary, by Marci McGowan”
Rev. Russ Smith considers the Good Friday focus on the cross and suggests where we can tune our attention to best understand what God has done for us.
From Audrey Borschel (http://audreyborschel.com), based on John 13:21-35
Jesus identifies Judas Iscariot as his betrayer-to-be. “The one who ate my bread has lifted his heel against me.” (John 13:19) When Peter leans over to Jesus and asks who the betrayer is, Jesus told him it would be the one Jesus fed with bread and wine. … Read the rest “Betrayal in Holy Week”
Luke 22:19
"This is my body, which is given for you. Do this in remembrance of me."
Luke 23:46
Then Jesus, crying with a loud voice, said, "Father, into your hands I commend my spirit."
Luke 24:5
"Why do you look for the living among the dead? … Read the rest “Easter is Relationship”
2 Corinthians 4:6-10 -
For it is the God who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” who has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ. … Read the rest “The Silent Needs, by Kelli Higgins”
From The Better Way, by Marci McGowan:
Luke 15: 7-9
“Or supposed a women had ten silver coins, and loses one. Doesn't she light a lamp, sweep the house, and search carefully until she finds it?”
New International Version
Recently I had been looking everywhere for one sandal from a favorite pair of flip-flops that I own. … Read the rest “Finding What is Lost, by Marci McGowan”
A Disciple's Thoughts for Lent, written by Marci McGowan
Genesis 3:18-20
“By the sweat of your brow you will eat your food,
until you return to the ground.
Since from it you were taken;
for dust you are,
and to dust you will return.”… Read the rest “A Disciple’s Thoughts for Lent”
2 Corinthians 5:20b-6:1 We entreat you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God. For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God. As we work together with him, we urge you also not to accept the grace of God in vain.… Read the rest “The Parade”