Theology

Why do we say “Happy Ash Wednesday” when Ash Wednesday focuses on death? Why do we announce that we “celebrate” the season of Lent? Have you ever wished someone a “Happy Good Friday”? It must seem a little odd to be celebrating death and darkness. Death is...

In 2011 I traveled to Kauai, Hawaii, for a two-week vacation with my mom and Grandma and Grandpa Schmidt. I had just finished vocational nursing school and my grandpa had some epic connections with property owners in Hawaii when he was alive. I will forever be...

As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. Justification By His Grace: Romans 3:23-24 One of the key passages that was involved in the Reformation was Romans 3:23-24. St. Paul writes, “For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God and are...

Read through Romans Chapter 1 before reading this post for further understanding.   It sometimes seems like two questions constantly swirl around inside my head and heart, causing random streaks of panic to spread through my chest. Am I good enough? And I doing...

John 20:11-18 (ESV) Jesus Appears to Mary Magdalene   11 But Mary stood weeping outside •the tomb, and as she wept she stooped to look into the tomb. 12 And she saw two angels in white, sitting where the body of Jesus had lain, one at the head and one at the...

John 19:38-42 Jesus Is Buried   38 •After these things Joseph of Arimathea, who was a disciple of Jesus, but secretly for fear of the Jews, asked Pilate that he might take away the body of Jesus, and Pilate gave him permission. So he came and took away his body....

John 19:28-30 The Death of Jesus   28 After this, Jesus, knowing that all was now finished, said (to fulfill the Scripture), “I thirst.” 29 A jar full of sour wine stood there, so they put a sponge full of the sour wine on a hyssop branch and held it to his...

John 15:1-12 I Am the True Vine   15 “I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinedresser.  Every branch in me that does not bear fruit he takes •away, and every branch that does bear fruit he prunes•, that it may bear more fruit.  Already you are clean because of...

I think we can all agree that the season of motherhood is unique.    And during the Coronavirus pandemic, it’s even more “unique”. What we’re going to do together today is examine a topic in the Bible that can strengthen, encourage, and comfort us right here and...