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Epiphanies, suffering, Walking with God

Beauty Matters

August 16, 2019August 16, 2019by nanettekirschLeave a Comment

Beauty matters. It's God's promise that this is not the end. Where then can we look for beauty that lasts?

Bible, Epiphanies, Walking with God

Walking through Walls

July 2, 2019June 26, 2019by nanettekirsch7 Comments

I've been reflecting recently on some impenetrable walls in my life, and how after pushing up against them with no effect, Jesus shows up and miraculously moves me to the other side. This epiphany called to mind the post-resurrection accounts of Jesus appearing in locked rooms, transcending spaces where his disciples had hidden in fear. [...]

Bible, Epiphanies, suffering, Walking with God

Part 5: A Seat at the Table

April 19, 2019April 19, 2019by nanettekirsch6 Comments

It was six days until Passover. Jesus felt the weight of all that meant upon his shoulders. But not tonight. Tonight was his final respite, and he was grateful for it. And there was cause for celebration: Lazarus had been dead, but now he was alive again. His friends saw this as a miraculous, if [...]

Bible, Epiphanies, Sin and Salvation

Part 4: No Way Out

April 18, 2019April 20, 2019by nanettekirsch4 Comments

Judas is a reminder that we always have a choice: draw close to God by acting on the truth we've been given, or reject God's truth and become blind to it.

Epiphanies, Walking with God

Heaven Presses In

January 15, 2019January 15, 2019by nanettekirsch1 Comment

I don't believe I have read a more compelling, faith-inspiring contemporary book than Imagine Heaven by John Burke. Heaven is not something I've spent much time thinking about during my faith walk; truth be told, I've often discounted it because it seemed like cheap grace to live this life on the promise of a future, [...]