Jesus and Sisters Ladies, when is the last time you turned to Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John for guidance on building stronger connections with Madelyn, Maia, Lakeesha, and Joan? In the past, I would never have expected to glean anything from the Gospels that would help strengthen my relationships with […]
Tag: Mary
“I Have Seen the Lord”
Today is Saturday, the day before Easter, and I’m wondering what Saturday was like for the women disciples of Jesus two thousand years ago who had just experienced the unthinkable. Their Lord, this amazing teacher whom they believed was the Messiah (Christ), the Son of God, the Hope of Israel—this man […]
Risky Business
What do the following have in common? – Reaching out in a crowd to touch a rabbi’s robe, even though it will make him ceremonially unclean. – Waltzing into a house full of hostile religious leaders who all know about your immoral past. – Sacrificing a year’s worth of wages […]
An Outrageously Extravagant Gift for Jesus
Welcome to the first entry of The Gentle Savior blog! About once a week I’ll be posting reflections and musings here about the interactions between Jesus and women described in the Gospels. I hope this blog will be a place where we can ask questions of each other and of […]