Monthly Archives: April 2020

As a child, my favorite time of the week was Friday after school. At that time I had Friday evening and night, all day Saturday and all day Sunday (minus church) to do whatever I wanted. I liked choice and being able to pick whatever I wanted to do. This social distancing has given me back thatContinue reading “April 18, 2020”

Early this morning, finding myself awake and unable to fall back asleep, I decided take a walk. At one point in my life, pre-dawn runs were a regular occurence, but they have been pretty rare recently. Today, though, I was reminded how much I love the cool and quiet of a city right before itContinue reading “April 17, 2020”

Not All that is Normal is Good Don’t let the world around you squeeze you into its own mold, but let God re-mold your minds  from within, so that you may prove in practice that the plan of God for you is good, meets all his demands and move towards the goal of true maturity. -RomansContinue reading “April 16, 2020”

Zoom Zoom is quickly becoming a household word. Who would have thought that a month ago? I know I use it all day these days. I’m setting up live online Zoom Art lessons weekly joining all the other teachers transitioning to Distance Learning. Zooming, if that’s a verb, has also become a vehicle for familiesContinue reading “April 15, 2020”

Old Faithful I can’t explain it. Boredom? Fear? Denial? Whatever…I have found myselfwatching (don’t laugh…ok, do laugh) the Old Faithful webcam from YellowstoneNational Park. The webcam runs about 2 minutes behind. Snow is falling. Thelandscape is wrapped in fog/snow/steam. First there is a little plume ofsteam…then, after hours of watching the plume thickens. The screenContinue reading “April 14, 2020”

Easter has Come! We’re Saved!! But in fact Christ has been raised from the dead, the first fruits of those who have died.                                                                         -Paul (I Corinthians 15:20) Christ is risen! He is risen indeed! Like a too-tightly wound jack-in-the-box, I finally get to rocket out of my Lenten box and declare openly what I’veContinue reading “April 13, 2020”

Station 13 – Jesus dies on the cross READ – Luke 23: 44 – 4644 It was now about noon, and darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon, 45 while the sun’s light failed; and the curtain of the temple was torn in two. 46 Then Jesus, crying with a loudContinue reading “Stations of the Cross 13 and 14”

Jesus promises his Kingdom to the good thief READ Luke 23: 39 – 4339 One of the criminals who were hanged there kept deriding him and saying, “Are you not the Messiah? Save yourself and us!” 40 But the other rebuked him, saying, “Do you not fear God, since you are under the same sentenceContinue reading “Stations of the Cross 11 & 12”

Station 9 – Jesus meets the women of Jerusalem READ – Luke 23: 27 – 3127 A great number of the people followed him, and among them were women who were beating their breasts and wailing for him. 28 But Jesus turned to them and said, “Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for me, butContinue reading “Stations 9 & 10”

Station Seven – Jesus takes up the cross READ Mark 15: 2020 After mocking him, they stripped him of the purple cloak and put his own clothes on him. Then they led him out to crucify him. PONDER What’s significant about the cross to you today and how is that different than what someone mightContinue reading “Stations of the Cross 7 & 8”