Posts by Deborah van Kroonenburg
The Parable of the Dishonest Manager
True Riches: My dear brother, let me explain what I have done. I long to share this gift with you and be reconciled with you and we will love and care for each other and learn together as we did when we were children. It came about when I met a teacher and what I…
Read MoreAnd Nobody Came
The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who gave a wedding feast for his son. ‘Come to the wedding banquet.’ Quite honestly, I was surprised to receive the invitation. Although I suppose it was to be expected. My father had been recognized for his service to the king and our family had…
Read MoreGreater than Jonah
Prelude – the Sign of Jonah: But he answered them, “An evil and adulterous generation seeks for a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of the prophet Jonah. The story of Jonah thrilled us when we were boys. It was so frightening we would hold on to each other…
Read MoreSeek First the Kingdom
Prelude – the Sermon on the Mount: I brought out my best linen and went up the mountain with my women friends that day to listen to the Teacher. It was a fair day; the scent of white lilies drifted over the fields and birds circled above us, calling out to their mates. It was…
Read MoreLove that Flows
Prelude – Just before the Passover ‘It was just before the Passover Festival. Jesus knew that the hour had come for him to leave this world and go to the Father. Having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end.’1 John speaks – I treasured every word Our Lord…
Read MoreOh, What a Night
I was bought off, bought for a huge sum of money – but I no longer know what to do with the lie. I relived that night, and my mind is in turmoil. The days that led to it were dreadful The work of stripping a man of all humanity is long, hard, and demeaning…
Read MoreJesus’ Vineyard Story
The Prayer of a Pharisee ‘How long, O Lord? Will you forget me forever? ‘How long will you hide your face from me?’ I am your servant, Lord. I have followed your law all my life. I have kept away from all that is unclean and turned away from impurity. Nothing defiled has touched my…
Read MoreThe Messiah
Peter Speaks: I recall a day of foreboding. I see my Lord, see my Messiah, see the way He dies and see the way of the Cross clearly set out before us. At this moment I do not know how to follow Him, but I have to trust Him. He will hold me up, He…
Read MoreFine Pearls
‘Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant in search of fine pearls, who, on finding one pearl of great value, went and sold all that he had and bought it.’ Many people gathered at the lakeside when Jesus spoke of wheat and weeds and the Kingdom of God which would grow like a…
Read MoreMary
The Bride: A young woman waits in her father’s house. Every day is long until the cool night comes at last, every night is a forever as she waits for the dawn to come. ‘How long?’ She sighs. ‘How long until he comes?’ And she sings softly: ‘Let me see your face, let me hear…
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