“Suddenly there was a violent earthquake, because an angel of the Lord descended from heaven and approached the tomb. He rolled back the stone and was sitting on it.”Matthew 28:2 HCSB I remember the day my dad died. I went back by myself to see his lifeless body, no breath, no color, just emptiness. I … Continue reading The reality of the resurrection
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Gather at the table – Road to Emmaus part 3
Two of my most favorite dinner companions These two! I can’t even. Asher and Lucas Pressnall, they are goofs, but they are my goofs and my oldest grandchildren who are growing way too fast. I know they are my grandsons, but they are also two of my best friends. Their dinner conversations are lively and … Continue reading Gather at the table – Road to Emmaus part 3
You just can’t make sense of evil – the road to emmaus part 2
Jesus once promised, ”In the world you will have trouble.” You can just look at the news coming out of Ukraine to see the truth of His Words spoken over two thousand years ago. Life is traumatizing, and evil men rule countries and governments. Nebuchadnezzar, Pilate, Caiaphas, Adolf Hitler, Joseph Stalin, Osama Ben Laden, and … Continue reading You just can’t make sense of evil – the road to emmaus part 2
They didn’t know what they didn’t know – the Road to Emmaus part 1
Field of weeds vs field of beauty I am a Texan now. I have the drivers license and the Texas plates to prove it. Actually, I am a transplant by way of Oklahoma and a New Mexican by birth, a born and raised desert dweller. I know cactus and yucca plants. My thumbs tend to … Continue reading They didn’t know what they didn’t know – the Road to Emmaus part 1
Stay Connected
One of the greatest lines of the new streaming series, “The Chosesn.” This is Mary Magdalene from the show. #bingeJesus #TheChosen. The other day I told my daughter we lost some beautiful women, sisters in the Lord, this year. My friend, Kelly Cox, went to be with Jesus on December 31, 2020. My friend, Ellen … Continue reading Stay Connected
Centering and Planting
Can you say, “Whoa?” It’s my go to word as I practice yoga. You ask me why? What else is a girl to do if you are quarantined. This is the tree pose. They say it is a basic pose. I hope they don’t assume that because it is basic this pose is easy because … Continue reading Centering and Planting
Land of temptation
Day 3 from my book “On the Way” We face temptation everyday from everything to overeating, buying those shoes you can’t afford, or choosing social media over reading your Bible. The list is long and distinguished. Your temptations may not be my temptations but they are temptations none the same. Had I been Eve I … Continue reading Land of temptation
Meeting Jesus
“Soon afterward He was traveling from one town and village to another, preaching and telling the good news of the kingdom of God. The Twelve were with Him, and also some women who had been healed of evil spirits and sicknesses: Mary, called Magdalene (seven demons had come out of her); Joanna the wife of … Continue reading Meeting Jesus
ENJOYING GOD
The first part of the verse in Genesis 3:8 says, “And they heard the sound of the Lord God walking in the garden in the cool of the day.” My pastor calls it sanctified imagination, but go back with me to the beginning, before the first sin, and imagine what it must have been like … Continue reading ENJOYING GOD
Discerning the voice of god BY PRISCILLA SHIRER
It’s been a while. Every Monday I wake up and say, “This is the week I’m going to start writing again.” But before I know it, Friday afternoon rolls around and I haven’t written a thing. “What have I done all week?” I wonder to myself. Don’t get me wrong. I’m not sitting around twiddling … Continue reading Discerning the voice of god BY PRISCILLA SHIRER