Posts tagged “Jesus”
Honoring the slain
How would you describe Memorial Day? Somber? Contemplative? Celebratory? All three? Days like Memorial Day are important days where we take time to remember…
It’s the virus
I’m a relatively calm and cheery person, but lately I’ve been on edge and even short-tempered. Obviously, quarantine life is affecting me, but I…
I love you because Jesus loves you
A classic Peanuts cartoon shows Lucy convincing Linus that he can’t be a doctor because he doesn’t love mankind. He clarifies by exclaiming, “I…
Three quarantine insights
We’ve been “stuck at home/safer at home” for over a month now, and it feels a lot longer than that. And here are a…
Christ Jesus sets murderers free
The list is long for sins prohibited by the Fifth Commandment. They include murder, physically harming another person or recklessly endangering another’s life, abortion,…
“Good” Friday
“In the same way the chief priests, the teachers of the law and the elders mocked him. ‘He saved others,’ they said, ‘but he…
Jesus, the servant
“If I had all-power, what would I do with it?” Have you ever mused as to what it would be like if God were…
Sitting with you
This is not what I intended to write. For a month now, I’ve had a topic chosen, and it’s been rattling around my mind…
Show of force
When tensions rise among nations and their differences are not settled, what can often happen is they resort to a show of force. It…
Memorial stones
I’m a visual person, and I bet you are too. When I receive a gift from a friend, I like to display it where…
3 words that will change your corona-year fears
I am writing these words while quarantined. My bedroom has become my new office and our basement card table my new work space. Here…
Follow me
Then Jesus said to Peter, “Follow me!” (John 21:19). Do you know the context of that verse? You might think that it was Jesus…