Christine's Blog – April 2014 Archive (20)

Unashamed.  2 Timothy 1.7; Romans 1.16…

Jesus arrested ~ a dreadful end to a very long day. John 18.1-14

It had been a very long day, and like the others,…

There is something about the day that is filled with expectation—Palm Sunday.  I am getting ready for church myself this morning, reading John’s account of that day so long ago¹, wondering if children will wave palms in some part of the worship service.  Take a look at Matthew’s account:…

What does Easter mean to you?  Last night, I saw a commercial on television that was rather offensive and made me want to urp.  A well-known toy store ran a showy ad, promising ‘all the coolest toys and treats to make Easter special…’  That’s when I thought, ‘wait a second, I guess I missed something… when did Easter become so commercialized?’ …

Here she comes again.



I could hear her before I could see her—the wheels of her cart clacking over the terra cotta tile pavers as she rolled toward me. Honestly, she was a throwback … austere brown uniform, gray plaited hair framing her dark kindly face . . .



Me? I was sitting at a small table, drinking coffee, praying with my pen in hand, in my familiar lined Moleskin, which is like a friend to me. My thoughts, formed by squiggles and swirls of my feminine handwriting…

Since I made the claim that the ‘best day ever’ is the day we see the Lord’s face -- the day we draw our last breath on earth and our first in Heaven… …

Good Morning. 

Sometimes it seems like life just might get the better of us.  I mean, sometimes it just seems that we make it over one hurdle only to face another right on its…