Apr
6
The Green Tree
By Gwenn McKone | 4 Comments
Luke, the physician, had a keen eye for the details of Jesus’ life. He often recorded things he saw that the other writers of the gospel didn’t feel were of enough importance. And so on that Good Friday, as Jesus was trying to carry his cross to Calvary, the place known as “The Skull,” His steps began to falter because of the loss of so much blood after the horrific lashing He’d received with a whip that had small, sharp pieces of metal on the end. It was a beating that rendered most men completely helpless.
Apr
4
No need to fear
By Gwenn McKone | 8 Comments
There’s a lot to be afraid of anymore. I was watching a Christian talk show about a week ago, and they were talking about transfat, and how it’s becoming apparent that it contributes toward Alzheimer’s disease. It literally shrinks your brain, and seems to also contribute to strokes. In fact, New York City and Philadelphia have outlawed transfats in all of their restaurants and other metropolitan areas have followed suit.
Then there are the school shootings that seem to be popping up everywhere. And Obamacare. Cancer. Hurricanes and tornadoes. Identity theft. Heart disease. Drunk drivers. People who abscond children for sex trafficking. Unemployment. And the list goes on.
Mar
30
Where are You?
By Gwenn McKone | 2 Comments
As I said in my last post, it’s been a tough week or two. Yes, yes, I know I said recently that I feel like the most blessed woman on earth. And when I am able to zoom out to 10,000 feet, I can see that I truly am. But right here, right now, on the ground in Bonney Lake, Washington, it’s been dicey.
Mar
28
Refreshment for the weary
By Gwenn McKone | 2 Comments
I have not been behaving very well lately. I’ve been irritable and quick to anger. And I’m feeling like I want to hang up the towel on being a mom. I feel like I’m pretty lousy at it at times. If there is anything in my life where I feel utterly inept, it is as a mother.
I knew that having teenagers would be tough. In fact, honestly, when I found out more than 17 years ago that I was pregnant with my first child, my thoughts zoomed past all their cute years and straight to their years as a teenager, and I thought, “Uggh! How am I going to do this?”
Mar
23
Our God, who knocks off socks
By Gwenn McKone | 7 Comments
Those who sow in tears shall reap with joyful shouting. (Psalm 126:5)
A friend of mine came over yesterday to drop off a new Bible study our group was starting. We chatted for a bit, and I told her that I am so amazed at what God has done in my life. I truly feel like the most blessed woman on earth.
Mar
21
The God Who Teaches Us to Profit
By Gwenn McKone | 2 Comments
Then he said to Him, “If Thy presence does not go with us, do not lead us up from here.” (Exodus 33:15)
As a divorced woman after 25 years of marriage, one of the toughest things I’ve found about being a single woman is making financial decisions. That’s not to say that I’ve never been involved in financial affairs. In my marriage, I paid all the bills, negotiated with the car dealers when we bought cars, instigated the idea to buy a cabin and rent it out, and have been the go-to girl for the vacation rental management company. Nonetheless, my husband was always there to give me his feedback, and his perspective, which was always very different from mine. He would always come up with questions about things I hadn’t even considered.
Mar
14
Warning: Dangerous
By Gwenn McKone | 2 Comments
And summoning two of his disciples, John sent them to the Lord, saying, “Are You the Expected One, or do we look for someone else?” (Luke 7:19)
John the Baptist, cousin to Jesus, had been imprisoned by Herod, because Herod had taken his brother’s wife and married her, and John had declared to him that he was transgressing God’s law by committing adultery with his brother’s wife.
We don’t know how long John spent in prison, but just as John’s ministry peaked, and was on its way down, Jesus’ ministry was on the rise. The ministries of the two intersected during that beautiful day when John baptized Jesus. Not long after, John was imprisoned, and the fame of Jesus began to spread.
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