This week, we continue our celebration of Easter and find Jesus appearing to the disciples following his crucifixion. In reading through today’s text and selecting photos to share with you, more than usual, I found myself asking lots of questions and trying to read between the lines of the story… Jesus was alive for around 30 years. And, from his one to three years of ministry (depending on the gospel you are reading), we likely have no firsthand account of his…
Happy Easter! He is risen! It’s hard to believe how quickly Easter came this year. It feels like just the other day that Lent started, and we began our journey through…
Happy Palm Sunday! The Scripture for Palm Sunday follows Jesus’ triumphant arrival into Jerusalem. Palm Sunday is the start of Holy Week in the Christian calendar, and this week is one…
In this week’s lectionary text, we continue toward Easter and find Jesus predicting his own death. The text begins with Philip, who is from Bethsaida. Since I haven’t had a chance…
As we continue toward Easter, this week’s lectionary text is less of a story about or in a particular location in Israel than those of weeks past. So, this week, I…
Greetings from Jerusalem! After 6.5 weeks in Israel and Palestine in December and January, I’m back in this amazing place. Due to the logistics of getting home for a family wedding,…
Thanks for joining me again this week to travel through the lectionary together through photos from my trip to the Holy Land. While I’ll be sharing pictures that I have taken during…