For those of you who have been in the swirl of my various and sundry musings, blogs, and reflections this last decade you may have noticed that I am a bit of a G.K. Chesterton fan. As we head into the autumn season of ’23 there is something he said that I...
שִׁיר חַמַּעֲלוֹתSongs of Ascent :: Pilgrim Songs We often use the language of “journey” in the way we unpack our understanding of faith and service within our Vineyard context. Another thing we often say is “step by step.” Psalms 120-134 were...
“Form Us to Your Image” Collage and Acrylic on Canvas By Krista Heide, May 2023 Earlier in March I was very moved by the 3rd wineskins podcast where David and Joyce were reflecting on Discernment and Calling. Where David spoke about the verse in 1 John...
Ok. Full disclosure. I’m finding this to be one of the hardest postings like this that I’ve put together in a long time. It’s not for any lack of ideas. My head is spinning with many reflections, musings and imaginations. Certainly it is not for any...
Lutherbibel 1534, Illustration zu Ezechiel 37 (Source: Vanderbilt University lectionary) Easter Sunday is Resurrection Day in the western Christian calendar. There is another remarkable resurrection story that occurred hundreds of years before the resurrection of...
“Now there was a man named Joseph, from the Jewish town of Arimathea… This man went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. Then he took it down and wrapped it in a linen shroud and laid him in a tomb cut in stone, where no one had ever yet been laid....
