Apr 1, 2015 | Other, Bible Study, Devotions, Faith, Marriage and Family, Motherhood, Prayer, Spiritual Formation
I’ve heard this story so many times, yet never focused on Pilate’s wife and the incredible dream she was given by God. This dream became a critical part of the Holy Week narrative. One woman’s dream changed everything. Click To Tweet Only Matthew...
Mar 31, 2015 | Bible Study, Devotions, Faith, HaveEyestoSee, Other, Practicing Love, Spiritual Formation
The Denial of St. Peter, Caravaggio, c. 1610, Metropolitan Museum of Art Notice the pointing fingers: the soldier’s one + the maid servant’s two. Peter denies Christ three times. Notice the positioning of Peter’s hands and the two fingers pointing...
Mar 30, 2015 | Devotions, Faith, HaveEyestoSee, Love 365, Spiritual Formation
“Like Mary, have you been criticized for something you’ve done?” -Women of the Passion, Session 2 The Extravagant Love of God Extravagant, adj., “exceeding what is reasonable or appropriate.” She must have loved Jesus so much. Jesus was...
Mar 29, 2015 | Bible Study, Conversation, Devotions, Faith, Other, Practicing Love, Spiritual Formation
Jesus also arrived in Jerusalem on a donkey, which was considered highly symbolic. At the time, a king riding a donkey symbolized peace, while a king on a horse symbolized war — while Jesus was not technically a king, his followers considered him to be King of Israel....
Mar 22, 2015 | Bible Study, Conversation, Faith, HaveEyestoSee, Life Coaching, Other, Prayer, Strength for Hard Times
“Mankind’s greatest achievements have come about by talking, and its greatest failures by not talking. It doesn’t have to be like this. Our greatest hopes could become reality in the future. With the technology at our disposal, the possibilities are...
Mar 15, 2015 | Achalasia, Caregiving, Faith, Love 365, Practicing Love, Strength for Hard Times, The 12 Practices
There is strength in empty. Not the kind of strength we wish for. We want polished strength, the kind that wears a cape and leaps tall buildings with a single bound. I couldn’t leap or fly or save anyone from catastrophe. In fact, I could barely show up....