Revelation 7:10 Editor’s Note: 40 Days of Vision has been a powerful journey through the season of Lent. Now I can’t think of a better way to begin this new, joyful season of Easter than … Read More
Victorious Eyes
Mark 16:1-8 Our text is found in Mark 16:1-8. In verse one, “Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices so that they might go to anoint Jesus’ body.” In verse four, … Read More
Defeated Eyes
Mark 15:40-16:1 I have this antique chest in my apartment. It was my great aunt’s, and after she passed, my dad brought home one chest for my sister and one for me. I was just … Read More
Torn in Two
Mark 15:21-39 My children are now grown, but I am still very involved in their lives. When they are sick or injured, I still have the same feeling for them as I did while they … Read More
More Than Meets the Eye
Mark 14:22-25 And as they were eating, he took bread, and after blessing it broke it and gave it to them, and said, “Take; this is my body.” And he took a cup, and when … Read More
Look Me in the Eye
Mark 14:22 And as they were eating, he took bread, and after blessing it broke it and gave it to them, and said, “Take; this is my body.” The scene from Disney’s Toy Story 2 … Read More
Heavenly Perspective
Acts 7:57-60 But they cried out with a loud voice and stopped their ears and rushed together at Stephen. Then they cast him out of the city and stoned him. And the witnesses laid down … Read More
Seeing Heaven
Acts 7:54-56 “Behold, I see the heavens opened and the Son of Man standing on the right hand of God.” I am near-sighted and have worn glasses and contact lenses since the second grade. After … Read More
Seeing Clearly
Acts 7:51-53 Stephen had been seized and brought before the council of religious leaders to defend his teachings. Like Jesus, Stephen doesn’t defend himself. Instead, he recounts the story of the people of Israel throughout … Read More
Mocking Eyes
Mark 15:16-20 The soldiers led Jesus away into the palace (that is, the Praetorium) and called together the whole company of soldiers. They put a purple robe on him, then twisted together a crown of … Read More