Jo Vandersee
- Apr 24, 2019
- 5 min
Fixing His Eyes: What Paul Saw
I have really appreciated “Fixing Her Eyes”, and Jen’s call for us all –sisters and brothers– to fix, focus, and look upon Jesus Christ as we serve together for God’s glory. There are many nuances to “fixing” our eyes. What are we fixing our eyes on, and who is doing the fixing? In this article, I consider some of what Paul saw, and the change, or fix, brought about in his vision by the power of Jesus Christ, as Saul became Paul: apostle, leader, and colleague of women. The
Jill Firth
- Apr 24, 2019
- 2 min
Reading between the lines: Jesus appearing to women
Those women may just have been lucky to get the resurrection news from the angel/s at the tomb, as they got to the tomb before the men. First in, best dressed. The early bird catches the worm. But Jesus subsequently specifically appears to women before men, as recorded in Matthew, (the longer ending of Mark), and John. In Matthew, the women are running to tell the disciples and Jesus appears, greets them, and gives them a message for the brothers to meet him in Galilee (28.9)
Hannah Craven
- Apr 19, 2019
- 4 min
My God, My God, Why have you forsaken me? - A Good Friday lament
“My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” As he hung on the cross close to death, the gospels tells us that Jesus spoke these words. He wasn’t the first person of faith to experience abandonment. The words are from Psalm 22 - written hundreds of years before Jesus was alive. Old Israel knew, long before Jesus, about being abandoned by the God in whom they trusted. Jesus wasn’t the first to speak these words. And he won’t be the last. “My God, my god, why have you forsaken
Jean Thompson
- Apr 7, 2019
- 6 min
A Time to Weep
Airliner crashes, weather-related disasters, drought and flooding on an unprecedented scale, political turmoil, prolonged and bloody civil wars, the refugee crisis, and terrorist attacks. This is the world we live in. And as we stand aghast at the chaos and destruction, it is almost impossible not to become alarmed and distressed. So, how should Christians respond? Well, if ever there was a time to weep, then surely it is now. Yes, there is a time when weeping is the acceptab
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