Holidays & Seasons – BeanSpired Editions

Shadowy mountains brood under a dim sky.

When Waiting Seems Unbearable

December 19, 2024 Megan Bean

We must wait, or give up on what we're waiting for. But how do we keep waiting when waiting seems hopeless?

The fallen, pale pink blossoms of a Japanese Flowering Cherry tree litter the sun-dappled ground under the tree.

God, Holidays & Seasons, Tough Times

When Good Things End

April 28, 2022September 27, 2024 Megan Bean

Trusting God’s purposes is hard enough when bad things invade our lives. But what about when good things leave? When instead of facing an enemy, we face simply...emptiness?

A furry gray donkey with a white nose and belly and a dark stripe down its shoulder stands in a snowy pasture. It turns its head toward the camera and pricks its ears. The pasture in which it stands is long and narrow, with wire mesh fences, and slopes downhill toward a forest. The forest consists of pine and bare deciduous trees. Through their branches the sky shows a bright cloudless blue. Some trees off-screen to the right streak the snow with shadows.

Donkey Devos, God, Holidays & Seasons, Tough Times

Finding God When Things Look Bleak

January 25, 2022September 27, 2024 Megan Bean

We may not always be sure what to make of what God sends us. But we can always trust and know the One who sends it.

An assortment of cleaning supplies are arranged on the ground in front of a metal barn wall. The supplies include colorful buckets, a scrub brush, dish soap, and a broom.

Donkey Devos, Holidays & Seasons

Spring Cleaning for the Soul

March 24, 2021September 30, 2024 Megan Bean

Like barns (not to mention houses), our souls can benefit from some “spring cleaning” to clear away spiritual muck and prepare us for service.

Holidays & Seasons, Tough Times

Versing into the New Year: Part 2

January 16, 2020October 28, 2024 Megan Bean

Sometimes we start a journey with passion and focus, but as time goes on and the novelty fades, we lose that energy....The good news? God never leaves us.

Holidays & Seasons, Life

Versing into the New Year: Part 1

January 11, 2020June 1, 2022 Megan Bean

I turn to poetry because it can speak in ways that prose can’t. We can pray, even sing, through poetry.

God, Gospel, Holidays & Seasons

The Best News

April 18, 2019October 29, 2024 Megan Bean

At its core, Easter is a celebration of the central events of Christianity, the events that launched the faith and on which our hope is based: the crucifixion, burial, and resurrection of Jesus Christ for the world’s salvation.