I will write each day about some aspect of Holy week, according to the Scriptural references that record Jesus’ last days on earth.   I will not interpret Jesus’s thoughts and actions but will instead take the point of view of an…

Note: I will be writing each day about some aspect of Holy week, according to the Scriptural references that record Jesus’ days.   I will not interpret Jesus’s thoughts and actions but will instead take the point of view of an observer…

A few women were seated casually in a semi-circle, each one with a spinning wheel and a basket of wool rovings at her side.  Though there were several kinds of wheels, each spinner was engrossed in the same task:  Spinning wool…

The Columbia River Gorge spread out below me.  The gentle hills that lined this wide waterway, aptly nicknamed Big River, were painted in shades from an artist’s color wheel: Raw Sienna; Green-Gold; Viridian; Leaf Green. The blue skies mirrored the glittering…