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Lenten Poems – Persecution (17)
I knew that Jesus was persecuted, but spending more time in John’s gospel as I write these poems brings home the thread of attack and bitterness coming from the chief priests and teachers of the law. Have you experienced this sense of being defensive and on edge when your authority is questioned?
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A Love Song for London by Shaneen Clarke
When I met up for a coffee with Shaneen Clarke recently, we marveled about how as sisters in Christ we can go deep immediately even though we are new friends. That’s such a gift that God gives, and one I don’t take for granted. I love her passion and her faith, and the way she…
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Lenten Poems – Bread of Life (16)
“We want this bread,” the people tell Jesus. He tells them to come to him, that they may never hunger again. Bread, anyone?
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Lenten Poems – Twelve Baskets (15)
“We don’t have enough,” the disciples tell Jesus. He, however, sees an abundance where they only see scarcity.
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Behind the Publishing Scenes: Interview with Steve Mitchell, Publisher for Finding Myself in Britain
What a great pleasure it is for me to welcome Steve Mitchell to my blog today. He’s a visionary, mentor, and encourager, and has probably the strongest and deepest understanding of the UK Christian retail market out there. I owe him a deep debt, for without him, my book would never have been published. So…
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Lenten Poems – Jesus and the Father (14)
The relationship between Jesus and the Father has been pondered by the Christian greats throughout the ages. We see in today’s poem how Jesus answers some of his critics.
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Devotional of the week: Our flimsy tent (9 in Pilgrim series)
For we know that if the earthly tent we live in is destroyed, we have a building from God, an eternal house in heaven, not built by human hands. Meanwhile we groan, longing to be clothed instead with our heavenly dwelling, because when we are clothed, we will not be found naked. For while we…
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Lenten Poems – At Bethesda (13)
Do you want to be well? What a question to ponder this Monday in Lent.
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Lenten Poems – No honor in his country (12)
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Lenten Poems – Noon at Jacob’s Well (11)
