Sometimes we want to offer support and comfort. Other times we want to show how thoughtful, theological, and intellectual we are. But whether it’s heartfelt warmth or haughty wisdom, we find ourselves not knowing the right words to say when someone is grieving. It’s intimidating, daunting, unnerving. We mean well and we try our best, […]
The trees sway gently in the breeze as birds flutter playfully from limb to limb. The brilliant color of the bright, sunny sky offers a sneak preview of tiny blue eggs that will soon fill nests carefully hidden among the branches. I turn my head away from this scene outside my window, bringing my gaze […]
He’s alive. I’ve seen Him! Mary the mother of James, Salome, and Mary Magdalene arrived at the tomb early in the morning. The stone sealing the entrance had been rolled away. Inside they found an angel who declared, “Do not be afraid. Why do you look for the living among the dead? Jesus is not […]