Throughout my life, I've always connected with Jesus in joy. This year is different. This year, I connect with him in grief.
Grief
Nicodemus
I find a lot of meaning in personalizing scripture - putting myself into the narrative. And Good Friday is always a very contemplative day for me. So here's where I am today.
The Day In Between
In our remembrance of the events of this week, this day, stuck in between Good Friday and Easter Sunday, seems a bit forgotten. But I I wonder what this day was like for those who loved Jesus.
This can’t be the end.
A [fictional] journal entry from one of the twelve on the night Jesus was betrayed.
A Good Friday for Kids
Good Friday always makes me feel a little sick to my stomach. Growing up, I wasn't even aware that it was a thing. We didn't get the day off school. All I knew about it was: Two days before Easter which meant two days until candy! It wasn't until I was an adult, working at... Continue Reading →
2009
2009 years ago really isn't that long when you think about it. I've been thinking about it a lot today. I can't stop thinking about it. Do you know what was happening 2009 years ago right now? Jesus, a 33-year-old man from Nazareth, was on trial. It's 8:37 am, which means at this moment He... Continue Reading →
These Words of Mine 