Jackie Fulop·Aug 27, 2018No Longer BarrenMost of us know the story of Samson (found in Judges 13–16) and how he was tricked into revealing the source of his strength by the…
Jackie Fulop·Aug 8, 2018Wonder and AweWe’re eleven weeks into the season of Pentecost and the story of the Holy Spirit’s manifestation as tongues of fire was included again in…
Jackie Fulop·Jul 24, 2018Hot PursuitMaybe I watch too many TV crime dramas, but the phrase “hot pursuit” got stuck in my brain as I read today’s assigned Scripture passages…
Jackie Fulop·Jun 6, 2018What Do I Pour?One of the things I love about the Bible is that it includes all kinds of sometimes bewildering stuff, all for our benefit- it’s filled…
Jackie Fulop·May 26, 2018Worry ConsumesI never really considered myself a worrier- I thought of worry as being overly concerned and bothered by imagined future problems and…
Jackie Fulop·Apr 28, 2018Be Who You Already Are!Smack dab in the middle of Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount discourse in Matthew chapters 5–6, Jesus says, “Be perfect, therefore, as your…
Jackie Fulop·Apr 9, 2018GoThe story of The Healing of Blind Bartemaeus (Mark 10:46–52) is one of my favorites. Bartemaeus has been blind from birth. Every day he…
Jackie Fulop·Mar 26, 2018TransfiguredA few weeks ago we read the story of The Transfiguration (Mark 9:2–13). Just prior to this encounter, Peter made a bold claim of faith in…
Jackie Fulop·Mar 12, 2018God Speaks and He LivesThe lectionary readings have progressed slowly through the story of Joseph in Genesis (chapters 37–50) for the past two weeks and I’m a…
Jackie Fulop·Mar 7, 2018Marked by God’s LoveHere in Virginia we’re seeing signs of spring — the trees and flowers are blooming and color is suddenly all around. The Lenten readings…