Sepphora was stunned when her father first mentioned that he had received a proposal for her hand in marriage. Although 16 years old, she had not thought the time for marriage would come so soon. Sepphora had been around men all her life — her father and brothers — but the intricacies of marriage remained … Read More
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Anya, the bleeding woman is healed by Jesus
Plop. A water droplet fell on Anya’s head. The moisture shocked her from her sleep and she opened her eyes. Her sparse single-room dwelling was still dark with just a hint of the morning light creeping through its small high singular window despite light rain continuing to fall. Anya remembered what the significance of the … Read More
Talitha, Jairus’ daughter, recounts being healed by Jesus
It was only to be one day’s journey back to our home. There were ten of us traveling together; my parents, a couple of my aunts and uncles and their children of various ages – some younger and some older than myself. My mother chatted away joyfully with her sisters as they bounced along the … Read More
Phoenix – a place of rejuvenation, endings and new beginnings
My experience is that Phoenix is a place that offers rest. It was a place of pause. A place I really need. I was tired with my grief. In Phoenix I was rejuvenated my American self and adventure was born.
The five emotional stages of my experience of contracting coronavirus
the five emotional stages of contracting coronavirus
San Diego: A successful set-up by a mutual friend
Before we take up again at where I last left off on my travel adventure romance in the United States it’s important to flash back to where I had been in my life about a year prior. Almost exactly a year before my travels stateside I had taken a holiday to Fiji by myself. I … Read More
The Wedding at Cana from the perspective of Mara, a servant
The night before Mara changed into her nightclothes and brushed her long brown hair. It had been a long day. Over the past few weeks she had been working together with the other household staff to prepare the wedding feast for the master and mistress’s second eldest son, Ananias. The preparation for the festivities had … Read More
Sepphora’s (the Bride’s) Perspective Of The Wedding At Cana
(Based on the story of the Wedding at Cana found at John 2:1 – 12) Sepphora stood adorned in her bridal garb. Her bridesmaids made the final adjustments to her finery. Once they were satisfied with their work, one lit a torch and then the others followed, one by one, carefully and silently. The occasion … Read More
What is the way through the fog of motherhood?
I’ve lately been struggling with a Mum fog. I’m not sure if you’ve had this same fog? It’s the feeling like you are existing in a fog, not able to see out of it and not able to see who you are clearly within it. Perhaps the fog is also existing within me. I am … Read More
A transformative meeting and an act of service
I was so excited that he had chosen to hold his sedar at our inn. I had spent the last few weeks ordering and planning for this meal. I wanted to make sure that Jesus, who had once made me feel so loved when I had felt so rejected, was served as well as he … Read More