Monthly Archives: January 2016

GLEANINGS from Claudia: Following Jesus – To Speak the Truth

Posted on January 18, 2016 by Gleanings from Claudia

READ: Matthew 3:1-12; Mark 1:1-8; Luke 3:1-20 Today I’m recalling this prophecy spoken by the angel Gabriel to Zechariah and recorded in Luke 1:14-17, “He will be a joy and delight to you, and many will rejoice because of his … Continue reading →

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GLEANINGS from Claudia: Following Jesus – Obedience

Posted on January 15, 2016 by Gleanings from Claudia

READ: Luke 2:40-52 I’m a bit surprised at everything today’s reading raises up in me. I so relate to Mary in this passage. I can feel the terror of being a full day away from Jerusalem only to realize my … Continue reading →

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GLEANINGS from Claudia: Following Jesus – Refugees

Posted on January 14, 2016 by Gleanings from Claudia

READ: Matthew 2:1-12; Matthew 2:13-23; Luke 2:39 God provides for His son. Sometime after Jesus was born in Bethlehem Magi come to visit Him. The time is set as during the time King Herod is alive, so this would be … Continue reading →

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GLEANINGS from Claudia: Following Jesus – The Devout Life

Posted on January 12, 2016 by Gleanings from Claudia

READ: Luke 2:21-39 The passage today takes us into Joseph and Mary’s life with their firstborn son. It begins as a step back into a routine and devoted life. On the eighth day Jesus is circumcised and given his name, … Continue reading →

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GLEANINGS from Claudia: Following Jesus – Do Not Be Afraid

Posted on January 11, 2016 by Gleanings from Claudia

  READ: Luke 2:1-20 This story weaves through the years of my life read and re-read, told and re-told. And yet, even in this reading a new understanding captures me. The first sentences actually drew me in. The history of … Continue reading →

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GLEANINGS from Claudia: Following Jesus – Prequel #4

Posted on January 8, 2016 by Gleanings from Claudia

READ: Luke 1:39-86 Can you feel it? The story is rapidly approaching a climax. I love it that the story unfolds from the point of view of pregnancy. “After his wife Elizabeth became pregnant and for five months remained in … Continue reading →

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GLEANINGS from Claudia: Following Jesus – Prequel #3

Posted on January 7, 2016 by Gleanings from Claudia

READ: Luke 1:26-38; Matthew 1:18-25 Yesterday the story of a couple ‘well along in years’ spoke to me. Today it is the story of a young couple, just starting life together. This story is different, yet there is a very … Continue reading →

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GLEANINGS from Claudia: Following Jesus – Prequel #2

Posted on January 6, 2016 by Gleanings from Claudia

READ: Luke 1:5-25 Today I got stopped in the story of Zechariah and Elizabeth. In so many ways this is the story of an ordinary man and woman. Likely the story touches me so much because scripture says “…they were … Continue reading →

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GLEANINGS from Claudia: Following Jesus – The Prequel #1

Posted on January 6, 2016 by Gleanings from Claudia

During Suburban’s 2015 Christmas Choir presentation, I challenged those listening to take a look at how Jesus responded to living in a very dark time. I suggested doing so by spending some time in the Gospels following Jesus. For 2016 … Continue reading →

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