Holy Week – Holy Jesus – Holy You and Me

We commemorated Jesus’ victorious ride into Jerusalem on Sunday. Shouts of “Hosanna, blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord,” (John 12:13) were the outcries.Just a few days later, Jesus was led out of Jerusalem, in agony, to the sneers and jeers of people who didn’t know they were slandering God’s Holy Son. How could so much change take place in such a few days’ time? How could we manage…

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This is the Lord’s House

The one thing I ask of the Lord— the thing I seek most— is to live in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, delighting in the Lord’s perfections and meditating in his Temple. Psalms‬ ‭27‬:‭4‬ Growing up, my uncle had a ‘cabin’ on a lake a couple hours north of where we lived. I use the word ‘cabin’ in quotes because what my uncle referred to as the cabin was not what I would think of a…

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Links & Quotes

Some links and quotes that caught my eye this week.

The devil wants us to remember what we’ve done or what we still need to do, but Jesus wants us to remember what He has already done. There is a huge difference! Check out this whole message here. I have lots of new content every week, which you can check out on my YouTube channel. “The most likely man to go to hell is the man who has nothing to do on earth. Idle people tempt the devil to tempt…

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Finding Inspiration in Unexpected Moments

Today, I’m just not feeling the blogging vibe. Some days, inspiration flows effortlessly, but today isn’t one of those days. However, a spark of inspiration did find its way to me through the Verse of the Day shared on my church’s Facebook page: “Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your…

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Good Friday (John 18:1-19:42)

He then lowered his head to his chest and, with his last breath, gave up his spirit.

The Death of Christ, by Melanie Twelves Today’s Gospel lesson encompasses the full two chapters of events surrounding the arrest, torture, crucifixion, and death of Christ. Jesus died not only for white European heritage persons (like me) but for people of all races and ethnicities everywhere. And so, it is good and appropriate that the following comes from the First Nations Version: An…

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Passion Week (Plus Three): Ten Days That Changed the World

Starting today, we are headed towards Passion week. We are beginning on the Friday before Good Friday, and we will follow each day preceding Christ’s death and resurrection, discussing the details and (sometimes) debates that surround each day. Bill O’Reilly’s book Killing Jesus…

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Parish Retreat: Walking with the Lord through Holy Week. Catholic Inspiration

This 4-part parish retreat takes the listener through Holy Week: Palm Sunday – setting the stage for the events to come Holy Thursday – Service and Sacrament Good Friday – Sacrifice and Support Easter – Divine Strength and Hope Each of these presentations can be listened individually or collectively, depending on time and circumstance. May all of us prepare to enter fully into these holy…

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Pilgrims Progress and the Fear to Stand

Pilgrims Progress and the Fear to Stand

Christian Battles Apollyon in the Valley of Humiliation This morning I was reading my copy of Pilgrim’s Progress and ran across a principle that I have seen in operation too much of late. “Christian” leaves a place of rest to continue on his journey to the celestial city. He descends a hill and in the valley below meets Apollyon (Satan) rising to do battle with him. Fear fills him and he briefly…

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PASSIONATE PATIENCE

Who has it?  Who wants to do the work to get it?  Work?  Yes, it takes work to shape and form passionate patience.  This isn’t your normal, natural homegrown, do-it-yourself patience for short periods of time such as being okay with spilled milk of a child and helping them to clean it up.  This is God formed patience.  It is forming the kind of passionate patience that God has for us, forgiving…

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Tenacious Friend

Hearing God’s Heart

We are all gifted in many different ways by our Awe-GOD. I think that is so cool about God. I know without a doubt, I am called by God to intercede in prayer for others. He has given me the gift of prayer-exhortation. It is a pretty amazing thing to hear God’s heart, to know it and pray through the desires He has on His heart for the people He created in love. We should all…

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Finding God's Purpose 102: Your Specific Purpose in Life

Finding God’s Purpose 102: Your Specific Purpose in Life

In January, I attended what my church calls, The Dream Conference. It’s a beautiful 3-day experience where you fellowship, worship, and hear inspiring messages that are meant to help you find out God’s dream for your life – also known as, your purpose.

My husband and I had attended and by the end (to keep a long story short) we felt strongly prompted by the Holy Spirit to devote our musical…

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Grace Nugget for 5.12.23

Grace Nuggets: Simple reminders of God’s great love for you.

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Jots And Tittles

What does it mean to us that Jesus fulfilled every single detail of the prophecies made about Himself?

As we get closer to the death and resurrection of Jesus, there are an increasing number of prophecies that are fulfilled in these events. Jesus appears to have been very attentive to making sure that each and every one of these prophecies were fulfilled to the smallest detail.  Near the beginning of His public ministry, Jesus noted that not one iota—or “one jot or tittle” in the Old English…

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JESUS PASSION AND HIS LOVE FOR US TODAY!

JESUS PASSION AND HIS LOVE FOR US TODAY!

I have been a Catholic my whole life!  As a Catholic I grew up believing that Jesus suffered and died for our sins which I firmly believe.  I know he was bullied as he was arrested going between the Jewish leaders and Pilate.  During Lent we have the Stations of the cross telling us the story of Jesus sufferings on the way to the cross.  He was scourged and had to carry his cross all the way up…

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Good Friday (Psalm 22)

My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from helping me, from the words of my groaning?

Golgotha – Crucifixion, by Romare Bearden, 1945 My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?    Why are you so far from helping me, from the words of my groaning?O my God, I cry by day, but you do not answer;    and by night but find no rest. Yet you are holy,    enthroned on the praises of Israel.In you our ancestors trusted;    they trusted, and you delivered them.To you they cried and were…

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Good Friday: Our Lord's Passion & Sacrificial Love

Good Friday: Our Lord’s Passion & Sacrificial Love

Good Friday, April 14, 2017. † Though strong as an ox, my erstwhile friend, the faux socialist Stephanie, is allergic to work. She would take a temporary job and, when it ends, apply for unemployment benefits. When the benefits run out, she’ll go find another temp job. And so on . . . . Though raised a Christian, Stephanie is a goddess cultist, wiccan witch, and rabidly anti-Christian. Once, in a…

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