Maranatha Morning
Fire at first ignites from within, with the voice of St. Catherine of Siena: “Be who God meant you to be and you will set the world on fire.” The warmth develops in my…
Tag: Lent & Easter
The Great Miracle: An Easter Reflection
To many people, Easter means bunnies, baby chicks in yellow down and candy; ham too, for those who are more “traditionally” minded. Christians, naturally, profess that Easter is more than this, just as Christmas is…
Death and Resurrection: The True Meaning of Easter
The story of Easter is a profound map of the spiritual journey. Jesus plainly calls us to pick up our cross and follow him to death. The death which Jesus modelled is the death of…
Easter Treasures
The sun rises in a blaze of light on Easter morn. Hallelujah, for He is risen! Flowers are blooming, birds are singing, bells are ringing, and chocolate ears are being eaten. Meanwhile, the Easter Bunny…
Creating Beauty: A Homemaker’s Mission
I am hesitant to declare it out loud for fear of jinxing it, but I think spring is finally here. Each time I have thought that spring had arrived in the last couple of weeks…
Were You There When They Crucified My Lord?: A Review of “The Spear” by Louis DeWhol
One of the best ways to visit the reality of biblical truth is through biblical fiction. To take the reality of the historicity of the bible and add wonderous speculation about how events turned out…
What the Cock Saw on Friday Night
He sat on the high wall that surrounded the high priest’s courtyard, a stately silhouette that no one ever really noticed. If they had looked up and it wasn’t the dark of night, the passersby…
Palm Sunday Well-Sanitized
There is social distancing in Jerusalem Mostly among Romans and Greeks and Jews Who don’t much like each other anyway - How is this day different from all other days? 1 This year there…
Faith, Fast, Feast and Festival: How Christians Commemorated the Death and Resurrection of Christ in Late Medieval England
Abstract This article aims to explain the importance of Easter to medieval Christians and points out some of the ways that they learned about their faith and celebrated the death and resurrection of their saviour.…