God loves you this much by Dave Perry

I was profoundly impacted as I read this post by Dave Perry over at Visual theology this morning. As Good Friday approaches I wonder whether I have the courage to write my name into the blank space above, knowing that if I do God will want to gift resurrection life to me where I need [...]

Red Remains – A Prayer for Holy Week From Sally Morgenthaler

This morning I am posting a poem by Sally Morgenthaler. Sally says “I used to use speak with words. Now I use images. Photographing the everyday beautiful for the everyday soul. Patterns, sub-worlds, blur, and fleeting light. Life as a divine, sensual experience.” However as you can see she is still pretty good with words [...]

Thin Space – A Reflection by Paula Mitchell

This morning’s post in the series Easter is Coming: What Do We Hunger and Thirst For? was written by Paula Mitchell. Paula is a Spiritual Director, retreat facilitator, writer, wife, and mother of four grown sons.  She is the founder and program director of Doorways Ministries, providing days of prayer, Ignatian retreats, and a 9 month program based on [...]

Blessed Is He Who Comes In The Name of the Lord by Richard Brown

Palm/Passion Sunday Isaiah 50:4-9a/50:4-6 IV, Psalm 31:9-16, Philippians 2:5-11, Mark 14:1-15, 47/14:1-15, 51, Mark 11: 1-11/11:1-13 IV This post was written by Rich Brown a freelance writer, editor, and publisher specializing in religion. It was first posted on his blog Forewords as Blessed Is He Who Comes in the Name of the Lord. Here we are, once more, just days away [...]

Re-Placing Holy Week – towards A Public + Local Liturgy by Brandon Rhodes

This week as well as the daily posts of Lenten reflections I am posting additional resources to stimulate our thinking about how we celebrate Holy week and Easter. I love this creative and challenging post which comes from Brandon Rhodes. Brandon is the husband of Candice and a doctoral student at George Fox Evangelical Seminary, where [...]

All Glory Laud and Honour – Traditional Hymn for Palm Sunday

The traditional hymn for Palm Sunday is All Glory Laud and Honor. I love to parade around the church waving palm fronds and singing these beautiful words. I thought that those of you who are unfamiliar with this hymn might appreciate this version with the lyrics provided. And for those of us that are familiar [...]

Palm Sunday 2012 – Which Procession Will We Join?

This post on Palm Sunday is an adaptation of posts I have written in previous years. I am reblogging it here because I feel that it is very appropriate for the theme of this year’s Lenten series What Do We Hunger and Thirst For? It particularly came mind after I read my husband Tom’s post for Saturday [...]

Good Friday Reflection

Today we walk with Christ in the dark shadow of the Cross Knowing we have weighed him down, our burdens crush his shoulders, His suffering is for us, and for us he willingly endured death, Praise God who did not abandon us. This morning I was struck again by the unexpected and inexplicable ways God [...]

Earth Day and Good Friday Converge – Let Us Pray

Tomorrow is Good Friday.  It is also Earth Day and each time I hear about another natural disaster that is impacting our world I sense how much we need that convergence.  Christ did not just die for us but all created life and for our planet too.  The imagery of resurrection is not of disembodied [...]

Easter is Here – Reflect, Renew and Celebrate

Over the last few years I have posted a number of prayers and reflections for Easter from Good Friday to Easter Sunday.  I thought that some of you would appreciate a summary of the most popular. A Good Friday Prayer for 2011 Holy Week Prayer A Good Friday Prayer Good Friday Prayer for 2010 Prayers [...]