ECCLESIOLOGICAL ETCHINGApril 8, 2021Scripture: Genesis 1:27God created humanity in God’s own image, in the divine image God created them, male and female God created them. Thought for the Day: This coming Sunday we will be reflecting on what it means to be human, and the specific question, “Why am I here?” In the language of philosophy, these are existential questions. Of course, it wasn’t just big names like
ECCLESIOLOGICAL ETCHINGApril 7, 2021Audio Etching Based On: Luke 24:13-16Now on that same day two disciples were going to a village called Emmaus, about seven miles from Jerusalem, and talking with each other about all these things that had happened. While they were talking and discussing, Jesus himself came near and went with them, but their eyes were kept from recognizing him. To ListenCLICK HERE
ECCLESIOLOGICAL ETCHINGApril 6, 2021Scripture: Matthew 28:6He is not here. He was raised, just as he said. Come and look at the place where he was placed. Thought for the Day: As you know, Sunday was Easter. We were in the Centrum for Worship. The sound system was not finished and there was no carpeting. We could not use the vineyards because we do not yet have railings. The
ECCLESIOLOGICAL ETCHINGApril 5, 2021Prayer for the Week: Easter is over, yet Easter begins anew within us. O God, in you there is no ending, only life in its fullest form. Though we think of Easter as a specific date on the calendar, it is who you are and who you have always been. Resurrection is how we describe your power at work in a finite world. Today, as
ECCLESIOLOGICAL ETCHINGApril 4, 2021Scripture: Luke 24:8-11Then the women remembered the words of Jesus, and returning from the tomb, they told all this to the eleven and to all the rest. Now it was Mary Magdalene, Joanna, Mary the mother of James, and the other women with them who told this to the apostles. But these words seemed to them an idle tale, and they did not believe them.
ECCLESIOLOGICAL ETCHINGApril 3, 2021Scripture: Mark 15:42-43When evening had come, and since it was the day of Preparation, that is, the day before the sabbath, Joseph of Arimathea, a respected member of the council, who was also himself waiting expectantly for the kingdom of God, went boldly to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. Thought for the Day: The name, Joseph of Arimathea, played a prominent role
ECCLESIOLOGICAL ETCHINGApril 2, 2021Scripture: Philippians 2:5-8Let the same mind be in you that was in Christ Jesus, who, though he was in the form of God, did not regard equality with God as something to be exploited, but emptied himself, taking the form of a slave, being born in human likeness. And being found in human form, he humbled himself and became obedient to the point of death—
ECCLESIOLOGICAL ETCHINGSMaundy Thursday Etching #4The Arrest of JesusScripture: Luke 22:49When those who were around Jesus saw what was coming, they asked, “Lord, should we strike with the sword?” A Reflection: Fear has us grasping at old habits. Fear seeks the security found in chasing what is customary and typical. Fear too often drives us back, yet the fear Jesus must have experienced in that moment, though significant, did
ECCLESIOLOGICAL ETCHINGSMaundy Thursday Etching #3Jesus in the GardenScripture: Luke 22:41-42Then he withdrew from them about a stone’s throw, knelt down, and prayed, “Father, if you are willing, remove this cup from me; yet, not my will but yours be done.” A Reflection: Jesus had invited his disciples to slip away to a quiet place where they could find rest and some prayerful reflection. Anguish and fear would have
ECCLESIOLOGICAL ETCHINGSMaundy Thursday Etching #2Sharing the Passover MealScripture: Luke 22:19-20Then Jesus took a loaf of bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and gave it to them, saying, “This is my body, which is given for you. Do this in remembrance of me.” And he did the same with the cup after supper, saying, “This cup that is poured out for you is the new