Archive for November 2021
More About Those Easter Eggs
When you color eggs with your kiddos this year, you are making a long-time historical connection. In ancient times, both Egyptians and Persians dyed eggs to give to friends, much like many Muslims today give colored eggs to their Christian neighbors. In the Middle Ages, people who had kept themselves from eating eggs during the…
Read MoreKairos Time
There are two specific terms for time in the New Testament language of Greek. One is chronos: linear time that moves from past to present to future. It’s symbolized by the newborn baby that ushers in the New Year and finishes the year as grizzled, old Father Time. That’s the only way most folks in…
Read MoreBible Times Before Jesus
Beginnings of the Hebrew People 1850 BCE Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph 1450 BCE Moses, Exodus from Egypt 1200 BCE Joshua, Conquest/Settlement of Palestine The Old Testament Kingdoms 1020 BCE Saul, David, Solomon – the United Kingdom 930 BCE The Divided Kingdoms: Israel and Judah 721 BCE Northern Kingdom (Israel) ends – Isaiah, Micah 586…
Read MoreChristmas: Madeleine L’Engle
“When we celebrate Christmas,” says awesome author Madeleine L’Engle, “we are celebrating that amazing time when the Word that shouted all the galaxies into being, limited all power, and for love of us came to us in the powerless body of a human baby. My faith is based on this incredible act of love, and…
Read MoreThanksgiving Prayer
Here is a beautiful prayer we can use as the grace at our Thanksgiving table or as a prayer to give thanks any time of the year. Delightful stewardship consultant Cesie Delve Scheuermann shared it in her Inspiring Generosity column on November 24, 2021. Prayer of Thanksgiving By Vienna Cobb Anderson …
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