Our church had a sweet open prayer and reflection time on Good Friday. They showed a video clip of the crucifixion drama. As I watched it play out, I wept. I wept watching Jesus stare into Judas’ eyes with a pleading to not go through with it. Judas looked down in shame as he kissed…
If we had no winter, the spring wouldn’t be so pleasant; if we did not sometimes taste of adversity, prosperity wouldn’t be so welcome. Anne Bradstreet The irony of the cross is that it’s a beautiful tragedy. Darkness covered the entire world at the exact moment that the most beautiful event in the history of…
No real Christmas tree is perfect. There’s always an ugly side. A side with limbs going every which direction. Some limbs might be super short. Others long. Some sticking up. And others drooping way down. There are always gaps and those areas you try to cover up with plenty of lights and ornaments. Once you…