Christine Wentzel
Just for you
The Christmas gift-hunting season is on for those who do some early shopping. For some this is a thrill; for others it’s a nerve-racking…
Contentment blues
One day while cleaning the kitchen, I thought I could hear running water coming from the den. I threw down the sponge with a…
Taps
“Taps is a military bugle call played slow and solemn to invoke a feeling of remembrance and respect for the soldiers who have died…
Reassurance
“For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, nor height…
The gift of now
Listening to the news and the watercooler gossip about the news, there’s a pretty good consensus that everyone’s positive everything’s bad in the world….
The cure
I am one of over 14 million people who suffer from some form of autoimmune disease. If you add those who suffer from the…
Never give up
Irene came of age during the Great Depression—a young mother before WWII. Her marriage was fraught with neglect and abuse as she raised her…
Cry for a moment
“Jesus wept” (John 11:35). Oh, the bittersweet joy this sentence gives! We draw comfort knowing Jesus was emotional enough to cry. His pain was…
Thankful for the thorn
“I begged the Lord three times to take it away from me. But he told me: ‘My kindness is all you need. My power…
At the empty tomb with Mary—Part 3
“Jesus said to her, ‘Mary’” (John 20:16). The Word made flesh holds the power to create from nothing, but with a gentle breath, he…
At the empty tomb with Mary—Part 2
“At this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing there, but she did not realize that it was Jesus. He asked her, ‘Woman, why…
At the empty tomb with Mary—Part 1
“When Jesus rose early on the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, out of whom he had driven seven…