Month: February 2014
HUNGER FOR GOD
Continuing on in my reflection of the temptation of Christ I now have come to the point where Jesus has fasted for forty days and forty nights. He was in the wilderness where no one else accompanied h... Read More
MARK 5 WOMAN – part 5
I have to start painting something other than him. If only as a ruse to use as a decoy for my obsession of him, I must capture other objects. I began to walk through my village with a different view. ... Read More
WHO LED JESUS INTO THE WILDERNESS?
Recently I have been discussing my favorite Bible verse. This verse is the one where God states that Jesus is His beloved Son, in whom He is pleased. Right after Jesus was baptized he encountered ... Read More
MARK 5 WOMAN – part 4
Mama asked him over for the evening meal. I begged her not to. She is not good about listening to me. She said that it was something that Jewish mothers do – that not listening stuff. She made... Read More
MY FAVORITE BIBLE VERSE
My favorite Bible verse is Matthew 3:17 where God opens the heavens descending upon Jesus like a dove. The Spirit of God then speaks words of affirmation to His Son. “This is My beloved Son, in ... Read More
MARK 5 WOMAN – part 3
The man who caught my heart soon became quite a fixture in our stone house. He regaled my Papa with humorous stories of his travels. Always I felt his eyes watching me, searching me, as I flitted abou... Read More
WHEN CHILDREN LIE
I remember the day as if it was yesterday. My mother bought me some new white socks. They were knee-highs and I believe she intended for me to wear them to church. She made such a big thing about them... Read More
MARK 5 WOMAN – CHAPTER 2
I have heard it said that one never knows the value of something until it is lost. I have lost everything that I once loved during the past twelve years. Before the bleeding started I was at the pinna... Read More
ENVY IS A THIEF
I was working at a hospital when I had the encounter with envy. Envy is an evil I don’t characteristically welcome in my heart or mind but it stealthily crept into my heart on that day. There wa... Read More
MARK 5 WOMAN – CHAPTER ONE.
Twelve years can seem like an eternity. It has been twelve years that I have been afflicted. The blood pours out of me like a geyser; staining my clothes, soiling my bed and draining my energy. I am c... Read More
