Women of the Resurrection Week 2
Just as we did last year, we will celebrate Easter in very different ways than in the past. One “expert” stated “normal” worship services…
Unnamed Women, Servants of Jesus
We find women nearby during the crucifixion, hearing Jesus’ last words, experiencing the earthquake, and being first at the…
Unnamed Women, The Woman at the Well
Jesus’s treatment of women shocked not only religious leaders but also His disciples and perhaps nowhere more than…
Unnamed Women, The Woman with the Issue of Blood
For twelve long years, the woman’s bleeding disorder isolated her because according to Jewish law, she contaminated anything…
Unnamed Women, The Crippled Woman, Part 2
The crippled woman slips onto the pages of Scripture and we never hear about her again. Yet, was she one of those women who…
Unnamed Women, The Crippled Woman
The woman’s head bowed to the ground, her body bent low, her only view, her feet. For eighteen years, she was…
What Drew Women to Jesus?
Why did women follow Jesus, especially when doing so became increasingly dangerous? Jesus’s full acceptance…
Women of the Resurrection
The women of Easter are the women who stood at the foot of the Cross and afar off while the Romans brutalized our Savior. Women were first…
The Tip of the Iceberg
We have only touched the tip of the iceberg of the lives of the women of the resurrection. Let their stories inspire you to follow…
The Treasure of Prayer
God plants resurrection power in our hearts and often shows us its impact through prayer. Not only does prayer take us…
How Can I Know Him?
My husband Chuck pastored his first church at the age of 21. He had been a Christian for a year. Leading up to the life-transforming moment…
I Want to Know Him
What drives you? What is your ultimate goal? When you come to the end of your life, what…
The Fellowship of His Sufferings
Paul’s words stir up a longing in my own heart to know Jesus, to really know Him intimately. As we read in this…
The Power of His Resurrection
I stood in front of our library, shelves filled with my husband’s books, looking for a commentary on Philippians. Every week I taught…
The Power of His Resurrection
Today we will join the crowds who followed Jesus, crying out, “Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord, even…
Were you There?
Many years ago, our church celebrated Maundy Thursday (the Thursday before Easter) with a somber, dark service. We ended this…
I am the Resurrection and the Life
Each woman of the resurrection, whether standing at the Cross or standing afar off was a follower of Jesus. Each one had a tender, personal…
The One You Love is Sick
Learning to articulate my ultimate identity as God’s disciple rather than as a mother forced me to find new ways of responding to my…
Tell Her to Help Me!
Tears must have stung Martha’s eyes as she helped the servants pick up empty bowls. Her mind raced, searching for the reason he…
I Have Seen the Lord
I think we are a lot like the disciples and Mary. Mary’s emotions roiled like a roller coaster. Though the angels appeared to her, spoke to…