The Donkey and the Hosannas
Last Sunday, we were in awe watching The Chosen — Season 5’s first episode. As “Jesus,” portrayed so powerfully by Jonathan Roumie, rode into Jerusalem on a donkey, the crowds erupted in expectation. “Hosanna!” they shouted, waving palm branches with a fevered hope that He had come to fix it all. Our hearts swelled too,…
A Return Trip Like No Other
I’ve mastered making return trips – which isn’t a compliment to myself! Case in point – going to the grocery store and picking up all the items on my list — only to get home and realize one item was missing and I had to make the return trip. In Luke 2:41-51 we read about…
Monday of Holy Week
A couple of weeks ago, my children had all the family over for dinner. Following the meal, we all sat in the living area to watch the photos of Brennan’s Senior Trip. Ryan, my son, was one of the chaperones. He made sure the guys in his group saw it all. From New York to…
Don’t Stop Believing and Building
I just finished my daily readings of the Old Testament in my Chronological Bible. But today I want to share the recent story I read there before I speak to the beauty of the New Testament in days to come. It is the story of Nehemiah and the building of Jerusalem’s wall. I’ve had plenty…
Making a Return Trip
I can’t begin to tell you how many return trips I make to Walmart AFTER I just made it home with a load of groceries. Such was the case on Wednesday. No sooner than I returned home, one of my smoke alarms began to chirp. I had batteries on hand, but no matter which one…
The King is Coming — Order Up a 21-Gun Salute
It’s Palm Sunday – just one week before Easter – oh the joy of our Risen Lord! But, hold on! Without this week, there would be no Resurrection Sunday! On this day, the disciples and the crowds were fanatical praisers and worshippers – waving palm branches and shouting “Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in…
Please Let Me Introduce You to Rimon!
If you follow my daily FB posts or my blog, you’ll remember my Holy Lands’ daily log of awe-inspiring, faith-filled experiences that I and my fellow travelers savored from the moment we landed at the Israel Ben Gurion Airport. The reason, was in large part because of our tour guide, Rimon. If you were planning…
I’m Still Here, So I’m Not Done (This is long today — so much to tell you about!)
Our first stop yesterday was the Mount of Olives where our Lord ascended into heaven. Before I left home in Texas, I sensed I needed to get all my documents together and in order should something happen to me while I was in Israel — specifically, if God wanted to ascend me directly to heaven…
The City of Peace — Jerusalem!! Shalom!!
Early yesterday morning, we bade farewell to the awe-inspiring region of Galilee — where our Lord spent so much time in His ministry. Honestly, my mind can hardly take it in that our Lord and His followers walked everywhere or took a boat across the sea, or, in the case of Mary and Joseph, walked…
Holy Week — a Time for Remembering
Just look at those amazing signs of Spring that celebrate this marvelous Holy Week aka Passion Week, the week just before Easter. Yesterday was Palm Sunday, the sacred day that commemorates the entry of Jesus Christ into Jerusalem, where He rode into town on a donkey as crowds of people joyfully lauded him and spread…