Another Q is finished and I am exhausted. It was a very different experience this year, yet it was exactly what it needed to be. Last year, the rhythm and content of Q felt so new and exciting. This year, the sheen had worn off a bit. That’s not to say it wasn’t a good […]
Month: April 2014
Q LA Thoughts
Hi All, I’m looking forward to posting my thoughts on Q Nashville next week when I’m back. In the meantime, I’ve re-posted my article from last year’s Q. April 19, 2003 For the last few years my friend Julie has attended this mysterious gathering called Q. Part of her attending meant her visiting fun locals, […]
Expand Monthly: Wailing at the Door
Hello friends! I’m off to Q Nashville this week – I’m so excited to hear from the diverse voices and to explore Nashville for the first time! As I finished up last month’s series, Expand, I mentioned that I intended to set aside one post a month to continue making space for women to tell […]
Lenten Reflections: Resurrection
Resurrection John 20:11-18 (NIV): Now Mary stood outside the tomb crying. As she wept, she bent over to look into the tomb and saw two angels in white, seated where Jesus’ body had been, one at the head and the other at the foot. They asked her, “Woman, why are you crying?” “They have taken […]
Lenten Reflections: Jesus is Placed in the Tomb
Jesus is Placed in the Tomb Matthew 27: 57-60 (NIV): As evening approached, there came a rich man from Arimathea, named Joseph, who had himself become a disciple of Jesus. Going to Pilate, he asked for Jesus’ body, and Pilate ordered that it be given to him. Joseph took the body, wrapped it in a […]
Lenten Reflections: Jesus Dies on the Cross
Jesus Dies on the Cross Luke 23: 44-46 (NIV): It was now about noon, and darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon, for the sun stopped shining. And the curtain of the temple was torn in two. Jesus called out with a loud voice, “Father, into your hands I commit my […]
Lenten Reflections: Jesus Promises His Kingdom to the Good Thief
Jesus Promises His Kingdom to the Good Thief Luke 23: 39-43 (NIV): One of the criminals who hung there hurled insults at him: “Aren’t you the Messiah? Save yourself and us!” But the other criminal rebuked him. “Don’t you fear God,” he said, “since you are under the same sentence? We are punished justly, for […]
Lenten Reflections: Jesus is Crucified
Jesus is Crucified Luke 23: 33-34 (NIV): When they came to the place called the Skull, they crucified him there, along with the criminals—one on his right, the other on his left. Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.” Questions: Can you imagine having these in your hands, […]
Lenten Reflections: Jesus is Helped by Simon to Carry the Cross
Jesus is Helped by Simon to Carry the Cross Luke 23:26 (NIV): As the soldiers led him away, they seized Simon from Cyrene, who was on his way in from the country, and put the cross on him and made him carry it behind Jesus. Questions: Can you imagine the weight of the cross on […]
Lenten Reflections: Jesus Bears the Cross
Jesus Bears the Cross John 19:16-17 (NIV) Finally Pilate handed him over to them to be crucified. So the soldiers took charge of Jesus. Carrying his own cross, he went out to the place of the Skull (which in Aramaic is called Golgotha). Questions: Can you imagine what a weight the cross must have been […]
Lenten Reflections: Jesus is Scourged at the Pillar and Crowned with Thorns
Jesus is Scourged at the Pillar and Crowned with Thorns The soldiers led Jesus away into the palace (that is, the Praetorium) and called together the whole company of soldiers. They put a purple robe on him, then twisted together a crown of thorns and set it on him. And they began to call out […]
Lenten Reflections: Jesus is Judged by Pontius Pilate
Jesus is Judged by Pontius Pilate Very early in the morning, the chief priests, with the elders, the teachers of the law and the whole Sanhedrin, made their plans. So they bound Jesus, led him away and handed him over to Pilate. “Are you the king of the Jews?” asked Pilate. “You have said so,” […]