14 & 15 Nov: the Bible readings for this weekend are
Matt. 28, Mark 16, Luke 24, & John 20-21
 
From October 1 through this last Friday, we’ve read & watched as the gospel writers have chronicled from before Jesus’ birth through his last breath & burial.    
 
The final chapter of Matthew, Mark & Luke & [...]

The Bible reading for yesterday and today is Matt. 27; Mark 15; Luke 23; John 18-19 (wow!).

Well, the Sisters Together diner was wonderful!  We learned from the master chefs how to slice and dice onions, leeks, celery and butternut squash, peel and cook shrimp, prepare focaccia bread and artisan peasant bread in minutes, thicken and [...]

The Bible reading for yesterday and today is Luke 22; John 13-17.

 
Yesterday, Lily and her friend decided to open a restaurant for dinnertime (using the tea cart found at the roadside)–this diner was complete with signs, menus and a cart laden with food.  The name of the restaurant?  I’m glad you asked, ‘Chicken Booth’.  Are [...]

The Bible reading for today is Matt. 26; Mark 14.

Julie’s post for the weekend was a perfect summary of all the thoughts that have been running through my head as I’ve been following the readings these past few days–if you haven’t joined our Bible reading plan and are thinking now might be a good time, [...]

The Bible reading for today & tomorrow is Matthew 24 & 25.
The tone & topic of Jesus’ words have been getting pretty intense.  On the heels of Matthew 23 & the seven woes (wow!), we watch & listen to Jesus as he begins to map out & manage his disciples expectations of what is to [...]

The Bible reading for today is Matt. 23; Lk 20-21.

Our second ‘interview’ with the women of our church is with Caren Van Byssum–enjoy getting to know her a bit better today!

(1) How did you decide to make New Covenant your home?
Don and I had decided, after 16 years of marriage and attendance at the same [...]

The scripture reading for today is Matt. 22; Mark 12 (yesterday’s was Mark 11; John 12).

There’s been a flurry of creation around the O’Donnell home as of late–from Lily’s ‘Clubhouse Plan’ (I’ll spare you a picture since its extremely similar in form to the Halloween schedule), to the ‘Baby Train’,
 

 
to Charlotte’s Duplos tower (the flu [...]

The Bible reading for today is Luke 18:15-19:48.
 

 
My kids were ridiculously excited for Halloween this year.  Since its not my favorite holiday (if you can call it that), I tried to play up the harvest theme and play down the spooky theme.  Our front porch is a reflection of the ‘harvest’ theme–the beauty of God’s [...]

1 Nov: the Bible reading for today is Matt. 20-21
 
Ladies, we are exactly 2/3 of the way (60 out of 89 chapters) through the gospels as we toggle between the synoptic accounts & John J It has been an exciting approach that I’ve never taken before & have found the comprehensiveness of it comforting in [...]

“For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as ransom for many.”
 
Ransom has been echoing in my mind since I read it.  Two parts seem to need to be in place to uphold the framework of the idea…someone or something that is a [...]