Merry Christmas everyone! It's Christmas Eve here at the Eason Clan and the hustle and bustle is real: gifts being wrapped, last minute Christmas lights being set up, and practicing for our church Christmas Eve service. It's funny - Christmas Eve has always been my favourite time of the year. I think it's because I … Continue reading Why Joseph Matters In The Christmas Story
Good morning folks! Below is a piece I wrote months ago, inspired by John Bunyan’s The Pilgrim’s Progress. I wrote this story based on my own personal experiences, and the general challenges that followers of Christ experience across the board. Note: You’ll notice the pronouns they and them used throughout the text - I used … Continue reading The Saint
Photo Credit: Photo taken by Greg Locke, Globe and Mail. In times of trouble,Lord, remind me to look to you.When fires rage,And smoke flows;Lord, I look to you.Bless those who fight the fire;Keep them safe in Your arms.Fire breaks and water,Can only do so much;Lord, remind us to look to You for help.Mother Nature… who … Continue reading “Look Up! Not just at the fire.”
Imagine for a moment - a young woman sat at the kitchen table, flipping through pages of fertility clinic waivers; to her left are overdue expenses for her numerous visits...everything that she's tried for the past few years has proven a bust. The desire to get pregnant is overwhelming, as each trip and experience was … Continue reading The Story of Hannah
Merry Christmas everyone! I hope you are well, and that your spirits are bright. I witnessed two spectacles in the past two days: one was beautiful, and the other completely bizarre, and hopefully will never happen in my lifetime again. Sit back and enjoy another post by The Eason Clan. Watching my children give As … Continue reading The Generosity of Children; and an exploding Thermos
Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com Hello and welcome back to another blog post by, The Eason Clan. I am excited about today’s post, mainly because it’s about a truly remarkable story that often gets overlooked by popular themes and stories in the Bible. Today you will read about Jonathan, the son of the Israelite King … Continue reading The Remarkable Story of Jonathan
What was meant to be, the final rest; You said, “No,” this was not Your place. You were on the move. The leaders thought that they had won, Yet, they ordered for guards at a dead man’s tomb. You were on the move. Words written hundreds of years before your death, were now fulfilled - … Continue reading The Empty Tomb
Happy Palm Sunday everyone! Today is the day that Christians around the world celebrate the entry of Jesus into Jerusalem for the Passover festival. If we could time-machine back to this day, we would be amongst a throng of cheering people, hearing the shouts of “Hoshia-na! Baruch ha-ba b’shem Adonai! Blessed is He who comes … Continue reading Palm Sunday and Revisiting my Religious Identity
Yes, you read that title correctly. It actually sounds like the opening line of a joke. Yet, this is no joking matter. It was so serious in fact, that the Pope, Nicholas I, decreed in the 9th century that all Roman Catholic churches should have a rooster weathervane on its spiral or steeple. The question … Continue reading Why did the Pope order Catholics to put a Rooster weathervane on top of their churches?
Down by the Sea, everything is simple. Down by the Sea, there’s little noise. Down by the Sea, it’s where I find peace. Down by the Sea, my thoughts come together. Are you drowning in a sea of anxiety? Are you drowning in a sea of worry? Are you drowning in a sea of loss? … Continue reading Down by the Sea Revelations
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