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January 6, 2022
Epiphanies XII
January 6 - Named
John 19:26-27
When Jesus saw his mother and the disciple whom he loved standing nearby, he said to his mother, “Woman, behold, your son!” Then he said to the disciple, “Behold, your mother!” And from that
January 5, 2022
Epiphanies XI
January 5 - Ripe
Matthew 24:32-35
“Now learn this lesson from the fig tree: As soon as its twigs get tender and its leaves come out, you know that summer is near. Even so, when you see all these things, you know that it is near,
January 4, 2022
Epiphanies X
January 4 - Sustained
Mark 6:30-44
The apostles gathered around Jesus and reported to him all they had done and taught. Then, because so many people were coming and going that they did not even have a chance to eat, he said to them, “Come
January 3, 2022
Epiphanies IX
January 3 - Known
Luke 19:1-6
Jesus entered Jericho and was passing through. A man was there by the name of Zacchaeus; he was a chief tax collector and was wealthy. He wanted to see who Jesus was, but because he was short he could
January 2, 2022
Epiphanies VIII
January 2 - Search
Luke 15:8-10
“Or what woman, having ten silver coins, if she loses one coin, does not light a lamp, sweep the house, and search carefully until she finds it? And when she has found it, she calls her friends
January 1, 2022
Epiphanies VII
January 1 - Well
John 5:1-15
Some time later, Jesus went up to Jerusalem for one of the Jewish festivals. Now there is in Jerusalem near the Sheep Gate a pool, which in Aramaic is called Bethesda and which is surrounded by five
December 31, 2021
Epiphanies VI
December 31 - String
Luke 7:36-50
When one of the Pharisees invited Jesus to have dinner with him, he went to the Pharisee’s house and reclined at the table. A woman in that town who lived a sinful life learned that Jesus was eating
December 30, 2021
Epiphanies V
December 30th - Pearl
Matthew 13:45-46
“Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant looking for fine pearls. When he found one of great value, he went away and sold everything he had and bought it.” Matthew 13:45-46
"When
December 29, 2021
Epiphanies IV
December 29 - See
Mark 8:22-25
They came to Bethsaida, and some people brought a blind man and begged Jesus to touch him. He took the blind man by the hand and led him outside the village. When he had spit on the man’s eyes and
December 28, 2021
Epiphanies III
December 28 - Meet
Mary
Luke 1-2
But she was greatly troubled at the saying, and tried to discern what sort of greeting this might be. And the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. And
December 27, 2021
Epiphanies II
December 27 - Little
Parable of Mustard Seed
Matthew 13:31-32
He told them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took and planted in his field. Though it is the smallest of all seeds, yet
December 26, 2021
Epiphanies I
Manifest Moments
The Jesse Tree blazed a trail for us from creation to cradle, all the while tenderly tiptoeing towards the cross. While many would begin trimming tinsel from tree in the escaping days of December, I would beg us wait.
October 15, 2021
Everlasting
There is a time without hands. Its name? Everlasting.
Within it, is a touch of ever present beauty that beckons the simple love that dwells within us.
This time draws us to seasons of heart-aching wonder.
Everlasting moments
March 5, 2021
An Excerpt from Terraforming Bridges: The Art of Looking Up
I was once asked, “You can’t possibly see God in everything?” This was spoken as more of an incredulous statement than a question.
My reply was, “I can’t not see Him in everything.”
We can’t not see Him in
December 25, 2020
ADVENTuring #27
Jesse Tree
December 25 - Day 25
Beneath
Ornament - Baby Jesus
Thank you for joining this ADVENTure! I so hope through it, you’ve found Him in spots you haven’t before and sites you haven’t searched in a long time.
I
December 24, 2020
ADVENTuring #26
Jesse Tree
December 24 - Day 24
Magi
Ornament - Star
Lift up your eyes on high and see who has created these stars, the One who leads forth their host by number, He calls them all by name; because of the greatness of His might
December 23, 2020
ADVENTuring #25
Jesse Tree
Day 23 – December 23
ENTRUSTED
Ornament - Carpenter’s Tools
In the tales of our heroes of old, there is one least told--that of Joseph, a carpenter who dreamed the birth of the babe, who would save mankind.
Joseph
December 22, 2020
ADVENTuring #24
Jesse Tree
Day 22 – December 22
LENT
Ornament - Mary or Angel
In a moment, stifling still, Mary stood. Then came a Presence, moving like a wind, stirring like a breeze. It may have been a day hung in the balance between
December 21, 2020
ADVENTuring #23
Jesse Tree
December 21 - Day 21
WILDERNESS
Ornament - John the Baptist
Prophesied 700 years before his birth, John the Baptist was birthed into a season long prophetically silent. He came, called to prepare the way of the Lord.
His
December 20, 2020
ADVENTuring #22
Jesse Tree
December 20 - Day 20
REJOICE
Ornament - Elizabeth
After decades of mute majesty, miracles, long marinated, began falling like manna, melting in the mouth of His people, bringing taste to what they would soon see.
Zechariah’s
December 19, 2020
ADVENTuring #21
Jesse Tree
December 19 - Day 19
REBUILD
Ornament - Wall or Watchtower
Three times the Jews were taken into captivity by Babylon. Then three times they were permitted to return to their homeland. The first group that exited
December 18, 2020
ADVENTuring #20
Jesse Tree
December 18 - Day 18
PERISH
Ornament - Esther
Esther and Mordecai belong to the period after the Babylonian exile, when Babylon had been replaced by Persia as the ruling power. The story is set in Susa, one of the
December 17, 2020
ADVENTuring #19
Jesse Tree
December 17 - Day 17
BORN
Ornament - Bethlehem
Bethlehem is a city in the hill country of Judah, situated about five miles south of Jerusalem. Bethlehem was know as an agricultural town. In fact, its origin name
December 16, 2020
ADVENTuring #18
Jesse Tree
December 16 - Day 16
REVIVED
Ornament - Whale
The word of Adonai came to Jonah the son of Amitai.
“Set out for the great city of Nineveh, and proclaim that their wickedness has come to my attention.”
But Jonah,
December 15, 2020
ADVENTuring #17
Jesse Tree
December 15 - Day 15
SUSTAINED
Ornament - Altar of Fire
After the death of King Solomon, the Kingdom of Israel was separated into two parts: the northern tribes, known as the Kingdom of Israel and the southern tribes,
December 14, 2020
ADVENTuring #16
Jesse Tree
December 14 - Day 14
UNDIGNIFIED
Ornament - Crown
When they arrived, Samuel saw Elian and thought, “Surely the Lord’s anointed stands here before the Lord."
But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not consider
December 13, 2020
ADVENTuring #15
Jesse Tree
December 13 - Day 13
SHEPHERDS
Ornament - Staff
The page has turned to a pivotal point in our history. This chapter begins in a time when prophecies and visions were rare. An opening door may go unnoticed, but an
December 12, 2020
ADVENTuring #14
Jesse Tree
Day 12 - December 12
HESED
Ornament - Sheaf of Wheat
Israel couldn’t fully love, because they didn’t understand God’s passion. His ardent heart terrified them, though it released sentiment without violence. Even
December 11, 2020
ADVENTuring #13
JESSE TREE
Day 11 - December 11
CORDED
Ornament - Window and Scarlet Cord
This is the rhythmic record of Rahab found in Joshua 3:1 - 4:24.
Rahab resided in Jericho. The people of the city thought they owned the land and all
December 10, 2020
ADVENTuring #12
Jesse Tree
Day 10– December 10
LETTERS
Ornament - Tablets
Today, within our story, we find the Israelites in a turbulent land between emancipation and the fulfillment of a promise. Truly, the turbulence in not in the land,
December 9, 2020
ADVENTuring # 11
Jesse Tree
Day 9 – December 9
IGNITED
Ornament - Burning Bush or Sandals
There the angel of the LORD appeared to him in flames of fire from within the bush. Moses saw that though the bush was on fire
December 8, 2020
ADVENTuring #10
Jesse Tree
Day 8 - December 8
RESURRECTED
Ornament - Coat of Many Colors
Marked for murder, left for dead, nearly rescued, just to be sold into slavery. Though Joseph’s life story sounds like a script for Hollywood, it reminds
December 7, 2020
ADVENTURing #9
Jesse Tree
Day 7 – December 7
WRESTLE
Ornament - Ladder
When they reached the threshing floor of Atad, near the Jordan, they lamented loudly and bitterly; and there Joseph observed a seven-day period of mourning for his father.
December 6, 2020
ADVENTuring #8
Jesse Tree
Day 6 – December 6
MISSION IMPOSSIBLE
Ornament - Ram or Baby Issac
Intrigue, suspense and breathtaking rescues fill the story of Abraham and Sarah. Most of their adventures came through God’s invitations while
December 5, 2020
ADVENTuring #7
Jesse Tree
Day 5 – December 5
HEMMED
Ornament - Altar or Ram
Mysterious, yet transparent. Wild, yet the safest place. Fierce, yet patient. Our God.
We enter our story today with Abraham as he experiences God in all
December 4, 2020
ADVENTuring #6
Jesse Tree
Day 4 – December 4
PROMISE
Ornament - Rainbow
As I write, it's a sunny, blue sky day, though the few days preceding tiptoed in with drip and drizzle. I’ve watched as holiday lights, radiant white, have welcomed
December 3, 2020
ADVENTuring #5
Jesse Tree
Day 3 – December 3
EXTENDED
Ornament - Apple and Snake
Encompassed by a garden, encircled by beauty, bound by love is our setting today. Adam and Eve’s home. A pulsating, vibrant, moving, growing tabernacle
December 2, 2020
ADVENTuring #4
Jesse Tree
Day 2 – December 2
CREATION
Ornament - Globe
There are so many facets of God’s heart. So many ways He touches us and invites us to touch others. The expressions of Who He is number as
December 1, 2020
ADVENTuring #3
The awe of advent comes every year if we will but ask for it and look to its coming. Why herald this homecoming? Because we ever need to return. Every generation has things long forgotten. Seeds that have fallen upon fallow.
November 30, 2020
ADVENTuring #2
From December 1st until December 25th, we will journey through the Jesse Tree. Each day will bring a needle pulling thread through the story of Whose we are and who we are becoming.
A standard description of the Jesse Tree is
November 27, 2020
ADVENTuring #1
We do not merely want to see beauty.... We want something else which can hardly be put into words - to be united with the beauty we see, pass into it, to receive it into ourselves, to bathe in it, to become part of it. -C.S.
Cessor Journeys
Prayer is a covenant we are invited into. We begin to fulfill our destiny as an ear in Heaven and a mouth on earth and through us, the supernatural solutions of Heaven are released. Take a risk and dive into the adventure of what prayer