A Short Story Inspired by Luke 9:61 Ethan Reeves stared at the glowing departure board while the rain pressed against the airport windows like restless fingers. Flights blinked in red and white across the screen, cities appearing and disappearing in an endless rhythm of leaving. Dallas. Seattle. Atlanta. Denver. Chicago — Boarding Soon. He tightened...
A Poem Inspired by Luke 9:61 A man once stood where twilight touched the hill,Where olive branches bowed beneath the breeze,And heard the solemn Christ who beckons stillThrough dust-worn roads and darkened centuries.The Master’s voice had stirred the crowded airLike trumpet-song across a sleeping land;Yet one remained divided by his care,A backward longing chained within...
A Bible Study Reflecting on Luke 9:61 In Luke 9:61, another voice rises from the crowd surrounding Jesus: “Lord, I will follow thee; but let me first go bid them farewell, which are at home at my house.” The statement appears reasonable, respectful, and even honorable. The speaker does not reject Christ. He expresses willingness...
A Devotional for May 30 In Gospel of Luke 9:61, another man approaches Jesus with what seems like a reasonable request: “Lord, I will follow thee; but let me first go bid them farewell, which are at home at my house.” At first glance, his words sound sincere. He is willing to follow Christ, but...
Abriana Badalamenti, ’27, begins her Thursday night shift at 3:00 p.m. She mixes a quick batch of protein granola bars and places them into the oven. She fills oversized totes with mixing bowls, whisks, flour, butter, and eggs, and hauls the load to her car. After the bars have finished baking, she heads out to pick up her employees from their homes.
Abriana owns…
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Daily 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die selection: Britney Spears – …Baby One More Time – Rating: 4.5 / 5 I remember when this album dropped, and I could not stop listening to it. It’s still a super guilty pleasure of mine. Does the album fully hold up, especially if you are a new listener, probably not. Does it hold up for me as someone who loved it at launch, hell yes. There are some…
I could already smell the tang of yesterday’s incense filtering through the mammoth doors of the Christ Chapel. Heels echoing against the marble, I walked down the aisle and found a spot in the second pew. Always the second pew. My eyes lifted to the cross at the center of the altar. There is something particularly alluring about the baby pink marble set behind the…