Journal

Let this be recorded for a generation to come,
so that a people yet to be created may praise the Lord

Psalm 10 2:18
  • Holy Week, Day 8 – Easter Sunday

    Holy Week, Day 8 – Easter Sunday

    Sunday morning. The grave is empty. Jesus shows us victory and He invites us to celebrate!


  • Holy week, Day 7 – Saturday

    Holy week, Day 7 – Saturday

    Between Good Friday and Easter Sunday is Saturday. On this day, Jesus shows us grief … but He invites us to hope.


  • Holy Week, Day 6 – Good Friday

    Holy Week, Day 6 – Good Friday

    It’s Good Friday. The day Jesus hangs on a cross. In that moment, He shows us compassion. He invites us to receive.


  • Holy Week, Day 5 – Maundy Thursday

    Holy Week, Day 5 – Maundy Thursday

    On Maundy Thursday, Jesus shows us courage and invites us to surrender.


  • Holy Week, Day 4 – Wednesday

    Holy Week, Day 4 – Wednesday

    As we come to the middle of the Passion Week, we take Wednesday to reflect on the first part of Maundy Thursday. Jesus shows us symbols and He invites us to remember.


  • Holy Week, Day 3 – Tuesday

    Holy Week, Day 3 – Tuesday

    On the third day of Passion Week, Jesus show us truth. He invites us to see.


  • Holy Week, Day 2 – Monday

    Holy Week, Day 2 – Monday

    On the Monday of Passion Week, Jesus shows us holiness. He invites us to enter.


  • Holy Week, Day 1 – Palm Sunday

    Holy Week, Day 1 – Palm Sunday

    The first day of Passion Week is Palm Sunday. On this Sunday, Jesus shows us majesty. He invites us to worship.


  • Day12: Petra

    Day12: Petra

    We look at Petra and see a wonder of how nature has carved the rock and what humankind has carved into the rock. But the greatest wonder is the stories of the civilization, the people who lived there. The Nabateans. As I understand it this Arab tribe first lived as bedouins in the Negev Desert…


  • Day11: Jordan

    Day11: Jordan

    After a tenuous start at the border … waiting for permission to pass into the country not once but twice … we entered Jordan, an arresting mountainous country of 60% desert. (Our guide told us that the Jordan desert can be seen from space.) Here we walked backward into our story: Jesus’ baptism at the…