Phoenix Ashes – by Mark Vincent Vicari

Phoenix Ashes – by Mark Vincent Vicari

Isaiah 61:3 … beauty for ashes … (excerpt) The Legend of the Phoenix is predominately from Greek literature. It goes that a bird dies in flames, and another rises again from the ashes. If I can be excused for hijacking an ancient legend, I will tell you, from all the ways I’ve seen it portrayed, […]

Why Me? Why This? Why Now?

Why Me? Why This? Why Now?

How do we make sense of suffering when suffering doesn’t make sense? You can listen to today’s devotion by clicking on this SoundCloud link. The Hayman fire was the largest forest fire in Colorado history. Lutheran Valley Retreat and Ranch stands in the middle of the devastation. Cedar Mountain affords an amazing view of this destruction, a […]

PWTE Podcast Episode 013: “Why Have You Forsaken Me?”

PWTE Podcast Episode 013: “Why Have You Forsaken Me?”

http://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/233123414-praying-with-the-eyes-pwte-podcast-episode-013-why-have-you-forsaken-me.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadIn this episode of the Praying With The Eyes podcast, Richelle Hecker and I take on the story of Job and wrestle with the reality of suffering and how suffering points us to Christ. How can we trust God even when what He is doing doesn’t make sense? Richelle and […]