Holidays & Seasons – BeanSpired Editions

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

When Good Things End

April 28, 2022February 1, 2023 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, 2022February 1, 2023 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.

Donkey Devos, Holidays & Seasons

Spring Cleaning for the Soul

March 24, 2021June 1, 2022 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, 2020June 2, 2022 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

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.