Just Wondering

A Lenten Journey: Climbing to the Cross – Day TEN

March 3, 2012 By Diana

Psalm 139 - Today's New International Version You have searched me, LORD, and you know me. You know when I sit and when I rise; you perceive my thoughts from afar. You discern my going out and … Read more...

The Good Ache: a Photographic Reflection

March 2, 2012 By Diana

Overlooking the Saanich Inlet on Vancouver Island, August 2007Aches and pains.Yes, I've got a few.Part of the aging process, or so they tell me.Knees that creak,heels that are tender,hips that remind … Read more...

A Lenten Journey: Climbing to the Cross – Day NINE

March 2, 2012 By Diana

Chagall Blue Windows, St. Stephen's Church, Mainz, Germany(I believe these were some of the ones done by his students, after his death.) 1 Corinthians 3:16-23, The Message:You realize, don't you, that … Read more...

A Lenten Journey: Climbing to the Cross – Day EIGHT

March 1, 2012 By Diana

Mark 2:1-12, Today's New International VersionA few days later, when Jesus again entered Capernaum, the people heard that he had come home. They gathered in such large numbers that there was no … Read more...

A Lenten Journey: Climbing to the Cross – Day SEVEN

February 29, 2012 By Diana

1 Corinthians 6:12-30, Today's New International Version:And so it was with me, brothers and sisters. When I came to you, I did not come with eloquence or human wisdom as I proclaimed to you the … Read more...

A Lenten Journey: Climbing to the Cross – Day SIX

February 28, 2012 By Diana

1 Psalm 47, Today's New International Version:Clap your hands, all you nations; shout to God with cries of joy. For the LORD Most High is awesome, the great King over all the earth. He subdued … Read more...

A Lenten Journey: Climbing to the Cross – Day FIVE

February 27, 2012 By Diana

Mark 1:1-13, The Message:*The good news of Jesus Christ—the Message!—begins here, following to the letter the scroll of the prophet Isaiah. Watch closely: I'm sending my preacher ahead of you; … Read more...

A Lenten Journey: Climbing to the Cross – FIRST Sunday

February 26, 2012 By Diana

Mark 1:9-15, Today's New International Version:One day Jesus came from Nazareth in Galilee, and John baptized him in the Jordan River. As Jesus came up out of the water, he saw the heavens splitting … Read more...

Quiet Space

February 26, 2012 By Diana

"The world will be saved through beauty."-Doestoevsky"One thing I ask from the LORD, this only do I seek: that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to gaze on the beauty … Read more...