If you walked up to the temple in first century Palestine and saw a circle of men forming around a partially clothed woman, what would you do?
Would you seek to cover her shame?
Would you watch the ugly event unfold?
Would you repeat to your fellow onlooker the latest gossip you heard about that woman?
Would you pull out your phone and snap pictures to post to Facebook?
Would you go find a rock yourself?
Would you run back home, grateful it wasn’t you in that circle?
If I were placed in the pages of Scripture – Mark chapter 10 to be exact – I would probably notice the young, good-looking man who Jesus was talking to.
(Okay… if I were able to see, that is! But, hey, in my imagination I’m not blind…I see 20/20!)
I think I’d notice he was rich by the clothes he wore.
I would see clearly that He was successful by the way he spoke and carried himself.
I would certainly notice he was young.
It would be obvious he was curious based on the questions he asked Jesus.
What would you see? Do you think that’s what Jesus saw?
Hmmm…
In ministry you always need people to come along beside you, encourage you, link arms with you and help you get the word out about the message God has laid on your heart. I feel so blessed because God has given me 70 women (so far) who have doing just that. They are my Missing Pieces Launch Team! <insert happy dance>
Over the next few weeks they will be telling their friends, family, hairdresser, garbage man, cashiers, mail carrier, kids teacher…(oops, I’m getting carried away) about my latest Bible study Missing Pieces: Real Hope When Life Doesn’t Make Sense.
And girlfriends, you too can join them!
Dear Friend,
Have you ever asked these questions? Does God care? Is He fair? Is He even there? Although you may think you know all the right answers, sometimes they don’t always feel right.
Quick Sunday School answers were not enough for me.
I’m sharing some Chocolate Recipes, and I would love to share yours with the world of Missing Pieces, and beyond.
Those of you who know me well, know there is nothing that melts my taste buds more than sinking my teeth into a piece of dark chocolate. In fact, you could dip just about anything in dark chocolate, and I would eat it – and I’m not kidding!
Just like chocolate sends my taste buds into overload, life sometimes send us into overload. As Forrest Gump would say, “Life is like a box of chocolates – you never know what you’re going to get.”
See the box of chocolates above. It’s on the delicious-looking back cover of my newest Bible study – Missing Pieces: Real Hope When Life Doesn’t Make Sense. Yummy looking, huh?
While the chocolate in the picture, doesn’t have a lot of substance, I can assure you the Bible Study does.
But just for fun, let’s share some Chocolate Recipes.
A promo video of my newest Bible study, Missing Pieces: Real Hope When Life Doesn’t Make Sense – a realistic look at the messy, unanswered, mysterious questions of faith.
