What Does Jesus See?
It had been a while since I’d been on State Street. Not that I spent a lot of time there in the past, but we used to go down there more often.
Entries by Amanda Petersen
No Sin, No Service
Have you ever seen a sign that says, “No Shirt. No Shoes. No Service.” I don’t see them around much anymore but growing up they were quite common in restaurants in northern Wisconsin.
Backbone and Blessing
Do you know what the fastest growing US religious affiliation is? Believe it or not, it’s the nuns! …No, sorry, I spelled that wrong, not “nuns” but “nones”
Proverbs Part 3: The Archive of Wisdom
The middle section of the book of Proverbs, ch. 10-29, is filled with hundreds of inspired proverbs which apply wisdom and the fear of the Lord to any topic you could imagine—family, work, friendship, sex, marriage, money, alcohol, debt, you name it.
“With a Joyful Shout!”
The tradition began on a Good Friday upon the Island of Bermuda. A Sunday school teacher was trying to teach his students about Christ’s ascension, the exaltation which would follow the humiliation of the cross.
He Lives to Pour Out His Spirit
The streets of Jerusalem were bursting at the seams with people. You can feel the joy and excitement as the Festival of Shelters or Tabernacles draws to a close after a week-long celebration.
Making Known the Unknown
I’m not a big bucket-list person and yet there are many places I’d like to visit. I once had the goal of getting to every single major-league baseball ballpark–not sure when that would happen.
Christ is Our Cornerstone.
Here we are on Confirmation Day. You’ve made it! No more of my essay quizzes, no more Christ-light discussions, no more “What Does This Mean…”
Proverbs Part 2: Lady Lust and Lady Wisdom
The book of Proverbs, King Solomon’s anthology of inspired wisdom, is made up of six distinct units. Chapters 1-9 form a kind of prologue addressing the need for and value of wisdom.
The Grace to Walk Where Jesus Walks
Psalm 23 is arguably the most beloved psalm in the Bible. Two quick internet searches for the most popular psalms both had Psalm 23 at the top of their list. By the end of the service, you’ll have sung it three different times in three different settings and there’s more that we could have sung.
