by Hans Jorgensen | Apr 9, 2021 | Devotions
In John 20, the risen Jesus says to Thomas, “Put your finger here and see my hands. Reach out your hand and put it in my side. Do not doubt but believe.”I love how Jesus meets Thomas where he is! Thomas won’t believe some pious hope just because his friends do. Thomas...
by Hans Jorgensen | Apr 1, 2021 | Devotions
In Mark 16 we hear that the women found the tomb empty, and left with trembling and fear. Can you hear how confusing this new life was to the women?What does Easter mean to you? Ask a friend or family member what they think. Listen slowly.What does it mean that women...
by Hans Jorgensen | Mar 26, 2021 | Devotions
In Mark 11, as Jesus enters Jerusalem on Palm Sunday, there is a raucous welcome. There is a time for joy at the humble way that Jesus promises God’s love!Palm Sunday invites us into Holy Week with a crowd that welcomes Jesus in fanfare and expectation. What are the...
by Hans Jorgensen | Mar 11, 2021 | Devotions
John 3:17 says, “Indeed, God did not send the Son into the world to condemn the world, but so that the world may be saved through him.”There is a lot in that little verse of the gospel for this Sunday. Even though I can look at the world and feel judgmental, that is...
by Hans Jorgensen | Mar 4, 2021 | Devotions
In Exodus 20, God tells Moses, “I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt.”Before God shares the Ten Commandments to guide the people, it begins in a word of covenant and grace. God is the liberator, who brings out of slavery and oppression. Did...
by Hans Jorgensen | Feb 25, 2021 | Devotions
In Mark 8, Jesus said: “The Son of Man must undergo great suffering, and be rejected by the elders, the chief priests, and the scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise again.”Dying and rising are at the heart of our Lenten journey. Yet this truth is...
