by Jeanni Shepherd | Nov 2, 2021 | Thankful. Grateful. More Fully Yours.
Hello Dear Reader, We’re so happy to walk together on this journey of hope. Learning, imagining, reflecting, digesting…all these are responses to the words we write and read. Would you be up for a little experiment this month? Instead of us writing in prose, let’s...
by Jeanni Shepherd | Oct 29, 2021 | Stories of Jesus
Based on John 21 I should have just kept my big mouth shut. If only I hadn’t promised to stay with him to the end. If only I hadn’t turned on him. If only I’d known what to say when he appeared in the room that first time. Every time I’ve seen him since he came back,...
by Jeanni Shepherd | Oct 26, 2021 | Stories of Jesus
Luke 4:14-31 tells a story of Jesus in the beginning of His ministry. As you read the passage, put yourself in the story. Who are you in the scene? What do you hear? What do you see? What do you feel? Who is Jesus in this story? What is He doing? Here’s one point of...
by Jeanni Shepherd | Oct 22, 2021 | Stories of Jesus
One day in one of the villages there was a man covered with leprosy. — Luke 5:12 MSG It truly was a death sentence. Once diagnosed with leprosy so much was lost…home, status, welcome, the right to choose, comfort, relationship, place…all this a result of a...
by Jeanni Shepherd | Oct 19, 2021 | Stories of Jesus
Read Mark 4:35-41 We were tired, hot, ready to be done. Sweaty, grasping, hungry people had surrounded us all day long. The only thing greater than the incessant crowds was their relentless needs. Big needs. Small needs. Heartbreaking ones. It was all just so...
