[Featured art by Jen Horton, “The Resurrection”] Friday ends. “As his body was taken away, the women from Galilee followed and saw the tomb where his body was placed. Then they went home and prepared spices and ointments to anoint his body. But by the time they were finished the Sabbath had begun, so theyContinueContinue reading “Set Apart: Holy Resurrection”
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Set Apart: Holy Sacrifice
[Featured Art by Jen Horton, “Palm Sunday”] We’ve arrived at the final week of Lent, the week set apart as holy for Jesus followers to commemorate and celebrate all that happened over the course of the last days of Jesus’ life on earth. And rather than rehearsing the well-known facts of the story, let’s engageContinueContinue reading “Set Apart: Holy Sacrifice”
Set Apart: Holy Words
[Featured Art by Jen Norton, “Jesus Prays the Psalms”] As Jesus and His band of followers minister together for three years, Jesus shares many words. He preaches. He prays. He teaches with parables. Every word Jesus speaks is holy because He is holy. And because He carries within Himself a holy desire to awaken asContinueContinue reading “Set Apart: Holy Words”
Set Apart: Holy Signs and Wonders
[Featured art by Jen Horton, “Who Touched Me?”] Some miracles are easier to ‘see’ than others. A woman I love dearly was once losing her sight due to Macular Degeneration – that is until our pastor, prompted by the Spirit, prayed from the pulpit for her eyes to be healed. And they were! I onceContinueContinue reading “Set Apart: Holy Signs and Wonders”
Set Apart: Holy People
[Featured Art by Jen Horton on Fine Art America, “The Last Supper”. ] It’s easy to think of people like Jesus and John the Baptist and know they are holy people. Jesus was conceived holy. Born holy. Lived holy. The Son of God remained sinless and faithful to the work God gave Him as HeContinueContinue reading “Set Apart: Holy People”
Set Apart: Holy Places
The Bible paints a clear picture for us – wherever God is present, the place itself becomes holy. What was once common becomes set apart as holy upon God’s arrival: Plain dirt becomes holy ground when God’s glory, His earthly presence, manifests in a tree as fire that burns but does not destroy (Exodus 3). ContinueContinue reading “Set Apart: Holy Places”
Set Apart: As Holy
Welcome to the Season of Lent! These are the set apart days leading up to Easter. ‘Set apart’ in the sense that these weeks are different from any other on our church calendar because they serve as a time to focus on the passion of Christ – His sufferings on our behalf. His death forContinueContinue reading “Set Apart: As Holy”
Holy is… Set Apart
Never have I been so happy to look at my yearlong outline and see that I had already designated an entire series on this idea of holiness as being set apart – because the research for all of this is so rich. There’s way too much to pack into one post. It’s an incredible thingContinueContinue reading “Holy is… Set Apart”