But [the young man] said to them, “Don’t be alarmed! You are looking for Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified. He has been raised. He isn’t here. Look, here’s the place where they laid him. Go, tell his disciples, especially Peter, that he is going ahead of you into Galilee. You will see him there,…
“A time is coming and in fact has come when you will be scattered, each to your own home. You will leave me all alone. Yet I am not alone, for my Father is with me. I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart!…
Read more “Take heart! I have overcome the world!” (82 hours on a Greyhound, and other memories)
“The words that I speak to you aren’t mere words. I don’t just make them up on my own. The Father who resides in me crafts each word into a divine act.” – Jesus, John 14:10 It’s an interesting sensation to know that tens, hundreds, possibly thousands of people are reading with me, sharing the…
The believers devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching, to the community, to their shared meals, and to their prayers. 43 A sense of awe came over everyone. God performed many wonders and signs through the apostles. – Acts 2:42-43 Currently, I am reading and studying two books through this season of Lent. One is via an ongoing…
Read more Bringing it all together: “Lord, teach us how to pray”
Jesus answered, “Don’t you know what I am talking about by now?” – Mark 7:18a We can find this phrase, or others just like it, scattered throughout the gospels. I would love to have seen the body-language Jesus used to go along with his exasperation! I’m sure there was a lot of head shaking, eye…
Read more “Would you listen already?” – Lent is a good time to pay attention to Jesus
Jesus took Peter, James, and John, and brought them to the top of a very high mountain where they were alone. He was transformed in front of them, 3 and his clothes were amazingly bright, brighter than if they had been bleached white. – Mark 9:2-3 So I’m a little bit excited about church today. I always enjoy…
Read more Jesus wants to take us, breathless, into the possibilities…
Again, as is my practice most every Friday, I want to add some beauty and positivity to the end of what has – once again – been a challenging and difficult week. I am leading with this image of our grandson, Mr. T., who seems to be enjoying Dresden’s cold, snowy Eastern European winter with…
Wake Forest, North Carolina is a beautiful community. However, with new development under way, I am concerned that the “forest” part of our name is at risk. Cut any more trees down and we will be reduced to “Wake Woods”, “Wake Trees”, or – eventually – just “Wake.” One collateral consequence has been the family…
Read more Reality, truth, impression, photography, story, spirit
I love to tell the story, for those who know it bestSeem hungering and thirsting to hear it like the rest;And when in scenes of glory I sing the new, new song,’Twill be the old, old story that I have loved so long. (Arabella Hankey, 1866) Typically, video is not my best fit (you can…
Read more A video invitation to Maul-Hall – Derek tells a story from the living room
Teach me your ways, O Lord, that I may live according to your truth!Grant me purity of heart, so that I may honor you. – Psalm 86:11 One of the best things about my faith journey at church (WFPC) is the fact that it is interactive – not just between me and God but with one-another. There are…
