A home for Bible Geekery
A home for Bible Geekery
Mary Fisher was an illiterate, uneducated 17th century English indentured servant when she heard George Fox preach. As a dedicated Quaker, she called out her pastor, challenged students at a seminary, and risked her life to preach in America.
Going to the zoo as an adult – it’s easy to got distracted and disconnected. But, when you see the joy of a child, it can change everything. ***Otters!***
Prayer according to Emo Philips – ask for it in prayer, steal it, then you have it.
Teresa of Ávila teaches us about prayer by using the metaphor of watering a garden.
A saint is fed by a magic fish, but when the king’s cook tries to steal it, the fish suffers.
Six different denominations vie for space at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem – sometimes with violence.
We burden one another we shame each day. Shame makes us feel unworthy and rejected. Love welcomes us home in God’s embrace.
In the far north, they have days of all night and all day. Maybe Adam & Eve were afraid the first time they saw the sun go down. Would it ever return?
Mary Magdalene was not a fallen temptress. She witnessed the resurrection, was the apostle to the apostles, and likely continued in leadership in the early church.
As a kid, we thought we were so sneaky, bending the rules to see our Christmas presents before it was time.