He is Risen!

ByEmily April 4, 2021November 21, 2023

Glory | Kingdom of Heaven | The Beatitudes
Blessed are the Poor in Spirit
ByEmily October 21, 2014November 21, 2023
We’ve started talking about the Kingdom of Heaven. Jesus begins his longest recorded sermon by diving right in to descriptions of people found in that kingdom (poor in spirit, mourning, meek, merciful, etc.), which sound much more like people on this earth than those experiencing eternal bliss. Yet, his statements of how such individuals are…
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Kingdom of Heaven | Pain | Serving
Humble Leadership (Part 2)
ByEmily August 12, 2019November 21, 2023
(To read the intro, click Humble Leadership, Part 1) When we think of influential people, rarely do we get a picture of someone asking for help. From the perspective of the audience, a powerful speaker may seem to have everything under control, to be fully in charge, and to be confident that what he or…
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El Camino de Santiago: A Devotional | Freedom | Glory | James | Kingdom of Heaven
Ending the Epistle, Continuing the Camino to the Kingdom
ByEmily November 30, 2023December 8, 2023
We’ve reached the end of James’ epistle, which extended past our walk to St. James’ Cathedral. The two journeys have complemented each other, El Camino offering examples and nuggets of insight. But both seemed to end rather abruptly. James didn’t have any final greetings or closing prayers as many other epistles do. Santiago de Compostela…
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The Kingdom of Heaven… on Earth?
ByEmily October 13, 2014November 21, 2023
When you hear the word “heaven,” what comes to mind? It seems in today’s culture we have created a general association with dazzling light above the clouds, perhaps with a stairway leading to it, a gate at its entrance, and/or some angels playing harps. While some of these ideas are based on biblical references…
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Glory | Kingdom of Heaven | Pain | Prayer | The Beatitudes
Blessed Are the Pure in Heart: An impossible goal?
ByEmily November 14, 2014November 21, 2023
When reading the Beatitudes, the descriptions of those being blessed often seem lofty (I know my focus is not always on righteousness) or unpalatable (whose goal is it to be meek and mourning?). We all know that no one is perfect, so the next statement appears out of our reach. Jesus said: “Blessed are the…
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Glory | Love | Pain | Serving | Trauma
Sickness, Grace, and Healing: 20 Years of Experience
ByEmily August 9, 2022November 29, 2023
I recently came across some old films from two decades ago. These are not pictures of my family making memories or reminders of my youth. They are images of my brain, MRI films from an era when hard copies were mounted on a lit background for evaluation. 2002 was the first time I got an…
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2 Comments

Denise Beckhart says:
April 4, 2021 at 1:54 pm
He is risen indeed!
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1. Emily says:
  April 5, 2021 at 2:48 pm
  I hope you had a blessed Easter, Denise!
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