Be Fearless
Fearless in these days and times? Get real, girl! Who can be fearless when from the smallest fear (like a snake in a flowerbed — that was me yesterday) to my friend’s upcoming major surgery or another friend’s livelihood being challenged after a hard fall that fractured some bones? I get it. There are plenty…
I Promise You — True Peace is Possible
I know that true peace from the true peace that was modeled for me by my “peace-filled” mom. Tough times didn’t overtake her peace. It almost seemed she was in a bubble of peace that no-one or no-thing could pop that bubble. I’m so grateful she modeled that peace for me, because that’s the peace…
#TBT – Throw Back Thursday — Holy Thursday
It almost seems disrespectful to title my blog “Holy Thursday” AND “Throw-back Thursday” – but isn’t that what today is to us? It is remembering how Jesus shared a Passover meal with His disciples, and that meal invoked Holy Communion (Luke 22:19-20). We hear His words: “As often as you do this, you do it…
Holy Thursday – Maundy Thursday
Maundy comes from the Latin word “mandatum”, meaning mandated or commandment. How appropriate for our Lord’s mandate tonight: “A new command (mandate) I give you: ‘Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another’” John 13:34. Jesus was up to His own mandate today. His time had come. His disciples…