by Space Welch | Oct 15, 2024 | Uncategorized
Mary generously gave a vial of perfume worth 300 Denarii (about a year’s wages) as an offering to Jesus. In the next breath, Judas sold him out for the redemption price of a slave. (See Matthew 26:6-16) I marvel at Mary’s gift. I think of how hard I...
by Space Welch | Oct 8, 2024 | Uncategorized
As I was reading in Matthew this morning (because that’s where I’m lingering these days), I stumbled upon the passage about Jesus cleansing the Temple of all the money-changers and those selling sacrifices (in chapter 21). But as I read it, I thought...
by Space Welch | Sep 29, 2024 | Uncategorized
I had that conversation again yesterday (Well, it wasn’t really a dialogue. I was just listening. But sometimes those are the best kinds of conversations.). The conversation goes something like this: I “don’t believe” in God because…...
by Space Welch | Sep 16, 2024 | Celebration and Wonder, Intimacy with Christ, Miscellaneous Musings, Uncategorized
If our lives had a mantra, one of mine would be “Christianity/Jesus/the Bible doesn’t exist to fix our behavior, but to unveil the majesty of God!” (Though a glimpse of the Holy God really should make us want to rectify our behavior wherever it is...
by Space Welch | May 15, 2024 | Uncategorized
I am sitting on a friend’s porch weeping. Why? Well, it depends on the question. I am sitting on a friend’s porch because I am dog sitting for her. I am weeping because of Isaiah 43:1-7 and the glorious things it does to my soul. Some of you know my...
