May 8, 2016 Peg Weissbrod
Today’s a great text. The disciples are headed back to Jerusalem. And when you think about it, when you get into this scene, the disciples have to be shaking their heads in disbelief about what just happened: Jesus who had died, who had come back to life, who had been with them for a time, is now gone…and this time, for good. He’s been “beamed up to the Mothership,” so to speak. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Acts 1, anxiety, children, community, fear, isolation, letting go, prayer, separation, trust, waitingMay 1, 2016 Peg Weissbrod
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Tags: Advocate, brains, confused, faith, fear, hearts, home, humility, Jesus is like..., keep my Word, love, metaphor, peace, reassurance, tension, understanding, welcoming JesusApril 3, 2016 Peg Weissbrod
To be honest, until this week, I never felt much sympathy for “doubting” Thomas. Give me ‘denying’ Peter or ‘laughing ‘ Sarah, or that prostitute Rahab, or the adulterous murderer/song writer King David. I like the naughty lusty sinners best! Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: continuum of doubt, doubt of desire, doubt of indifference, Doubting Thomas, faith, fear, follow, John 20, Thomas, woundsMarch 6, 2016 Peg Weissbrod
November 29, 2015 Peg Weissbrod
Preparations for Christmas begin every year at this time. The season is called Advent, which means Coming. During this season we are to wait and watch and look for signs of the coming of God. We look for signs of Jesus – incarnation – God taking on flesh. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: advent, birth, change, Christmas, crossroads, fear, hope, Luke 21, pain, risk, staff, waitingOctober 25, 2015 Peg Weissbrod
In my Bible the little paragraph heading over the lectionary Gospel Lesson for today reads “The Healing of Blind Bartimaeus.” At first glance that’s what the story seems to be about—a blind beggar sitting by the side of the road, calling out to Jesus and having his sight restored. It’s a riveting tale of a marginalized, disabled person who, courageous in Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Bartimaeus, blessings, blind, commitment, courage, faith, fear, healing, love, Mark 10, Psalm 34, sight, Son of David, the Jesus Prayer, trust, visionarySeptember 20, 2015 Peg Weissbrod
I know this is true for me, so I suspect it is true for many of you. I can get so bogged down in worry, that I miss so many wonderful things. I become so confused by questions that I miss answers. I get so lost in the moment of shadow that I Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: baptism, fear, Franny and Zooey, like a child, Mark 9: 30-37, suffering, wonder, worryApril 12, 2009 Peg Weissbrod
Fear makes you do funny things. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: Acts 10, Easter, faith, fear, Mark 16, resurrectionApril 5, 2009 Peg Weissbrod
It was a beautiful afternoon in early February, the sun was out, and the Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: comfort zones, danger, fear, listening, Mark 11, preparation, risk
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