Churchyard Chick Goes Free Range
Exploring faith outside the safety of Sunday
Author Archives: Jan Hamlett
DWTS
Dancing with the Stars. I do enjoy that show! I love the glamour, the judges, and the way the pro’s make the celebs look good. It must have been a Monday or a Tuesday when I had my dream . … Continue reading
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Tagged Christianity, Dance, Dancing with the Stars, Derek Hough, Dream, DWTS, God, Holy Spirit, Monday, Zendaya
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Thanks, Mom, for Not Killing Me (Yet)
“Honor thy father and thy mother, that thy days may be long upon the earth” (Exodus 20:12). Does this mean so they won’t follow through on their urge to strangle us with their bare hands on so many occasions? Maybe. … Continue reading
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Tagged Bill Cosby, Family, God, Home, Mother, Mother's Day, parents, Relationships
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Monday’s Cross
On Easter Sunday, this was the cross I saw: The very next day, the cross looked like this: Wow! What a downer, right? The cross, stripped of its glorious Easter finery? Just standing there . . . bare . . … Continue reading
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Tagged Christianity, Cross, Easter, Easter Sunday, God, Good Friday, Jesus, Religion & Spirituality
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Monday Musings
Today is April Fools Day. Perhaps that is why the following question keeps coming to mind: Where did Jesus get his Easter clothes? Only a foolish person would focus on such a trivial detail in light of the miraculous, glorious, … Continue reading
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Tagged April Fools Day, Bible, Christ, Christianity, Easter, Emmaus, Jesus, Mark Twain, Mary
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Saturday’s Silence
On Saturday the chief priests and Pharisees were worried. They went to Pilate for help in securing Jesus’ tomb, and he accommodated them. They went to the tomb, put a seal on it, and posted Roman soldiers to guard it. … Continue reading
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Tagged Christianity, God, Jesus, Pharisee, Pontius Pilate, Religion & Spirituality, Roman, Saturday
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Good Friday Spoiler Alert
Churchyard Chick, in her zig-zag ramblings, sometimes “overhears” things. I wouldn’t necessarily say she eavesdrops; that would be rude, which is so unlike her. It’s just that she stays “tuned in” just in case some interesting little kernel should come … Continue reading
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Tagged Arts, Christianity, Friday, God, Good Friday, Gospel of Matthew, Jesu, Pharisee, Religion and Spirituality
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Maundy Thursday
“What does ‘maundy’ mean?” I had asked in years past. “Holy” was the answer, and that was as far as I had ever investigated until recently. I don’t know why I had never looked it up for myself. Shame on … Continue reading
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Tagged Christian, Jesus, John, Last Supper, Latin, Maundy Thursday, Passover, Prayer
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WWJDW?
What was Jesus doing Wednesday? We don’t know. The scriptures are silent about this day in the middle of Holy Week. I wonder . . . Did Jesus visit with his family? Did he spend some time with his mother? … Continue reading
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Tagged Christianity, Easter, Holy Week, Jesus, Lamb of God, Passover
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Teaching Tuesday
“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning” (John 1:1-2). “The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us” (John 1:14a). I love … Continue reading
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Tagged Christianity, God, Gospel of Matthew, Holy Week, Jesu, John, John 1:1, Pharisee, prophet, Word
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