When Scripture Sets the Heart Ablaze

A Day in the Life “Did not our heart burn within us while He talked with us on the road, and while He opened the Scriptures to us?” Luke 24:32 I often find myself walking the Emmaus road without realizing it. Not literally, of course, but inwardly—moving through the day with conversations running in myContinue reading “When Scripture Sets the Heart Ablaze”

Lifted Yet Near

A Day in the Life of Jesus There are moments in the Gospels when the story feels as though it should end, and yet it does not. The Ascension of Jesus is one of those moments. Luke tells us that after the resurrection, Jesus led His disciples out toward Bethany, lifted His hands, and blessedContinue reading “Lifted Yet Near”

When Jesus Walks Beside Us Unrecognized

A Day in the Life of Jesus There are days when I read the Emmaus road account and realize how easily I could have been one of those two disciples. Luke tells us that “that very day”—the first Easter Sunday—two followers were walking away from Jerusalem, carrying confusion, disappointment, and grief in equal measure. TheyContinue reading “When Jesus Walks Beside Us Unrecognized”