Thursday, May 8, 2025
Worship into the Week- Voice and Vision
Friday, May 2, 2025
Calendar Journaling -April 2025
Calendar Journaling- April 2025
So this month seemed to fly right by...
but this practice keeps me grounded in some
devotional time and take away thoughts and words
to think about each day.
I have completed my one year experiment
of the monthly word logs
and decided to keep right on going.
Not sure what I will do with this list...
praying about the plan.
What words were YOU thinking about
this past month?
striving, baptism, restores, unveiled, fullness,
quietness, grafted, transformed, exalted, mystery,
strongholds, satisfy and healing
Just a peek into this past month.
Just 4 colored pencils and my devotions.
New book started:
Jesus Reigns in Me! by Sarah Hornsby
Wednesday, April 30, 2025
Worship into the Week- This Message of Life
Worship into the Week- Acts 5:12-32
The Apostles Heal, Meet Opposition.
The signs and wonders that the apostles
were doing was known to the people.
The believers were meeting at the
temple at Solomon's Colonnade,
but people were afraid to join them.
They brought the sick people so that Peter's shadow might fall
on them and they were all healed.
The people came from all the villages around Jerusalem.
This didn't go well with the Sadducces,
who were filled with jealousy, so they arrested the apostles.
But an angel of the Lord came at night to the public jail
and opened the gates and released them saying,
"Go to the Temple and give the people this message of life!"
So the apostles went at dawn and began teaching.
Amazing drama came next with missing apostles,
locked gates and clueless guards.
A reporter announced the Apostles were once again
teaching. They were promptly arrested again
and brought before the high council.
They didn't follow orders and replied,
"We must obey God rather than any human authority."
The God of our ancestors raised Jesus from the dead
after you killed him by hanging him on a cross...
We are witnesses of these things and so is the Holy Spirit,
who is given by God to those who obey him."
This reading reveals much tension between the rulers
in Jerusalem and the followers of Jesus.
The heated conflict became aggressive with the Sadducees
because of the proclamation of- Resurrection.
Not believing in the Resurrection set the Sadducees apart.
But this fervor in Jerusalem set fire to the power
and political hierarchy.
The testimony of the apostles was very bold,
especially since the Sanhedrin was more concerned
with man's opinion.
They did not defend their actions, or plead for mercy,
but simply explained their actions.
What a wonderful reminder for us in today's world.
We must please and obey God first.
Friday, April 25, 2025
Worship into the Week- Palm Sunday-Easter 2025
Worship into the Week resources
starting with Palm Sunday.
Deuteronomy 32:36-39
"Now see that I, even I, am He
and there is no God bedsides ME.
Maundy Thursday- Jeremiah 31:31-34
"I will be their God and they shall be my people."
Good Friday- Isaiah 52:13-53:12
"But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities, upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace and with his wounds we are healed."
Easter Sunday Sunrise- Psalm 118:15-29
"I will not die but live,
and will proclaim what the Lord has done."
Easter Sunday- Isaiah 65:17-25
"For behold, I create new heavens and earth
and the former things shall not be remembered."
Finished the readings of this past
Holy Week. So much to think about as another Lent
ends and another Eastertide begins.
The days march right on...
Supplies:
Visual Church Year Printables
Magazine Cut outs
Colored pencils
Distress Ink
Wednesday, April 23, 2025
Griffin is 11!
Thursday, April 10, 2025
Worship into the Week- God Makes a Way
Worship into the Week-
Isaiah 43: 16-21
At an event this past weekend we spent some time
preparing for Worship with the Isaiah reading.
We used the new Open Spaces resources
at Visual Faith® Ministry to pull out phrases and
words in the reading.
Simply writing them out and putting them back
together allows for better retention.
This image and the phrase-
"Behold, I am doing a new thing.."
Was with me during worship and into the this week.
We may be in the wilderness,
but we know the one who makes the path.
Therefore there is HOPE in this proclamation.
Also a very special worship service with the
installation of daughter Sara,
at her growing up church-
Prince of Peace Lutheran in Springfield, Virginia.
She is the new Grow Group Director.
Supplies:
Magazine Cutouts
Colored Pencils
Friday, April 4, 2025
Worship into the Week- Sing for Joy
Worship into the Week-
Isaiah 12:1-6
The Lord is My Strength and My Song
This psalm is a song of praise and thanksgiving,
anticipating a future salvation where God's people
will recognize Him as their strength and song.
In this chapter Isaiah promises that on that day,
Israel will direct their attention to the Lord
and thank Him for all He has done for them.
We really do have spiritual amnesia
and forget everyday the story of God's faithfulness to us.
They will acknowledge that He was rightfully angry with them.
But they will also thank Him for restraining His anger
and mercifully giving them comfort (Isaiah 12:1).
Tuesday, April 1, 2025
Calendar Journaling- March 2025
Calendar Journaling- March 2025
Thanking God for the journaling
this past month.
Using the The Way, the Truth, and the Life
by Henri J.M. Nouwen.
The take away that stands out for me is:
I have thought about this every day since the 14th.
How do we live the way of Jesus?
What has gotten in the way of this ?
Have ideas and power become more important
than people?
Somehow I feel like we have lost the way of
following Jesus.
Lord, we need your help to return.
Allow me to make sure I see eyes and
feel hearts and listen well. Amen.
Monday, March 31, 2025
The Megiddo Mosaic
We recently were able to visit this exhibit
at the Museum of the Bible in Washington, D.C.
We have visited Megiddo in Northern Israel eight times
and so we were very excited to hear about this discovery.
Tel Megiddo is in the western edge of the Jezebel Valley
about 19 miles southeast of Haifa.
This hall formed a wing of a large residential building
used by Roman soldiers, namely the Sixth Ironclad Legion
stationed at the nearby military camp of Legio
in the Roman province of Galilee.
Both King Saul and his sons and King Josiah, died near Megiddo.
Sunday, March 30, 2025
Worship into the Week- The Watchman
Worship into the Week-
Ekeziel 33:7-20
The Watchman's Message
Ekeziel was appointed by God
as the watchman for Israel.
A watchman sounds the alarm when danger is coming.
When people hear the warning they still must decide
whether to take action or not.
If they heard the alarm but ignored it, they must take the
responsibility if their lives are not saved.
But if the watchman sees the enemy coming
and does not sound the alarm, he will be held responsible.
So- the people are being warned of the coming judgment
and the importance of repentance.
God's ultimate desire is that the wicked turn
from their ways and live.
Even now we are reminded that there is hope
for all of us with repentance
and a change of heart.
Supplies:
Worship into the Week Graphics
Distress Ink
Magazine Cutouts
Colored Pencils
Thursday, March 27, 2025
Isaiah is 7!
Saturday, March 22, 2025
Worship into the Week- Change and Obey
Wednesday, March 19, 2025
Psalm Summary - Psalm 39
Psalm 39- Summary
Reading over this summary again today,
after some time with this practice in January.
Always amazes me that each time I look at this work,
I see something different.
For me- that day.
Perhaps something else the next time.
God's Word is really just like that.
Alive and active in my life- each and every day.
In other groups in my life we are looking at:
Busy, Rushing, and Fleeting time.
Merely moving shadows....
Each of us is but a breath...
The turmoil in me grew worse...
Remind me that my days are numbered...
How fleeting my life is...
Deep breath, and step into the tomorrow knowing that:
My ONLY HOPE is in you, Lord.
Saturday, March 15, 2025
Worship into the Week- Milk and Honey
Worship into the Week-
Deuteronomy 26:1-15
First Fruits and Tithes
When we really understand that all that we have
is from the Lord,
it makes so much sense to rejoice
with a tenth of our goods as tithe back to the Lord.
Our life is a gift given by God.
Our goods are a gift given by God.
May the Lord be gracious to us in our time
here on earth with His good gifts.
Supplies:
Visual Church Year Printable
worship-into-the-week-march-2025
Distress Ink
Magazine Cutouts
Colored Pencils
Monday, March 10, 2025
Worship into the Week- Return to Me
Saturday, March 8, 2025
Worship into the Week- Face to Face
Worship into the Week-
Deuteronomy 34:1-12
Moses's Death
The amazing life of Moses comes to a conclusion in this chapter.
In the grand area from Moab to Mount Nebo,
and beyond,
we see all the land that was promised to Abraham,
Isaac and Jacob.
This land will go to the descendants of Moses,
and he has seen it.
But, he won't be allowed to cross into it.
Sometimes the focus is not what happens in our lifetime,
but after our time here on earth.
The death of Moses marked a major transition of leadership.
He saw the Promised Land and then God appointed Joshua
as his successor to lead the Israelites into Canaan.
A new chapter was unfolding of God's promise to His people.
God used this man whom He knew face to face as an
amazing leader in the land for Israel.
Supplies:
Visual Church Year Printable
Magazine Cutout
Colored pencils
Distress Ink
Saturday, March 1, 2025
Calendar Journaling- February 2025
Calendar Journaling- February 2025
Still working through the devotional-
To Live is Christ by Beth Moore.
Her devotional is looking at the life of St Paul
and I am enjoying this with our upcoming tour to Greece.
4 Colored pencils
A phrase that sticks.
A Journey along the way.
Thursday, February 27, 2025
70 years of Baptism Birthdays
I made this little booklet about 20 years ago.
I had made the plan to find my baptism date
and celebrate that every year.
Making this small accordion book was the first step.
February for the 27th each year.