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Doubting Thomas Sunday
The Sunday after Easter is Doubting Thomas Sunday. It’s true across multiple denominations, and it’s true whether you are on a one year lectionary or a three year lectionary. You may have heard Thomas’ story so many times you think you’ve heard it all. Come with me anyway. On the evening of that day, the…
Shepherds
Some of the most interesting questions are raised during Bible study. Like this one, that came about while reading Luke’s account of Jesus’ birth: And in the same region there were shepherds out in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. And an angel of the Lord appeared to them… And the angel…
Pursued
Earlier this week as I was passing through the student union, a lady suddenly came running toward a student walking just ahead of me. “Ma’am, ma’am!” She cried. I stepped to the side, as startled as the student who looked up from her cell phone. As I walked by, I heard the lady say: “I…
Points of Music
I distinctly remember the first time I heard a bell choir. I was at a church in southern Illinois when half a dozen ringers stepped to the second floor railing and raised their bells. I watched, dumbfounded, as first one and then another flick of the wrist sent forth a stream of intricate notes. Until…
More than Decoration
I love my home church; it’s my local family. But I also enjoy visiting other churches during my travels – seeing other sanctuaries, experiencing other worship styles, meeting other congregations within our extended family. Not too long ago I had the opportunity to visit St. John’s Church just outside St. Louis, MO. The people were welcoming and…
The
Here’s an interesting game to play. Someone shout out a word… what’s the first Bible passage that springs to mind? Perhaps someday I’ll study enough Hebrew and Greek to attempt an original language word study. But for now, here is a word study in English. Stick with me here, this is cool. When I think…
The Other Christian
Along one of my favorite hiking trails there is a bench that overlooks a little pond. Sometimes there are swans there. I’ve yet to determine whether they are naturally migrating swans or if they were deposited here, but I often like to pause on my hike and sit to watch them. This past weekend as…
Interesting Message
I came across an interesting sermon on the radio last night while driving in my car. It was interesting enough that I sat there an extra five minutes to hear the end of it. Michael Ramsden, part of the Ravi Zacharias International Ministries team, was giving a message on the uniqueness of Christ in fulfilling…
The Ending of the Easter Story
Jesus the Christ was put to death on Good Friday, but that is not the end of the story. Very early on the first day of the week, when the sun had risen, they went to the tomb…And looking up, they saw that the stone had been rolled back – it was very large. And…
A Good Friday Greeting
I have often wondered what the appropriate greeting for Good Friday should be. You can’t say “Happy Good Friday” or even, “I hope you have a good Good Friday.” Good Friday is a day to commemorate something that is definitely neither happy nor good… even when we know the rest of the story. But I feel like there should…
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Janet Beagle, PhD is the founder of The Mustard Patch. She divides her time between the Midwest and New England, and if she’s not writing, she’s probably out hiking with her 2-and 4-footed friends.