by Pete Schipper | Sep 1, 2026 | Via Maris Monthly
My Father’s Grace Luke 15:11-32 Piercing words cast, hard, like stones; Frail arrogance, anger~masked, Lessened not his heart~felt groans As brittle Love lay unasked. Vanquished Grace in crippling bounds, Stiletto~words carved deep wounds That bled Hope’s last...
by Pete Schipper | Jul 27, 2026 | Via Maris Monthly
Aliyah Matthew 17:1-13 Mark 9:2-13 Luke 9:28-36 Yesterday, on our arrival at Caesarea Phillipi, I puzzled as to why Jesus wanted us to tarry there. A beautiful location, true, but such a small village, host to but a smattering of Jews. Should I ask...
by Pete Schipper | Jun 30, 2026 | Via Maris Monthly
Aporia Noun: an expression of doubt or uncertainty; a logical impasse or contradiction. I: Peregrine Adjective: having a tendency to wander Glaring lights cast staccato silhouettes around me as I wander dark streets. Bovine crowds herd up and down, night and...
by Pete Schipper | May 30, 2026 | Via Maris Monthly
Swordfight Ephesians 6:13-18 Colossians 3:13 When Phil and Sue Martindale walked into my office that morning, I did a double take to make sure they were who I thought they were. Long-time attenders at church, the Martindales were friendly, outgoing and caring. Phil,...
by Pete Schipper | May 2, 2026 | Via Maris Monthly
Scarlet Cord Joshua 2 Matthew 1:5 James 2:25-26 It is faded now, more pink than scarlet. The memory of that day Caleb gave it to me remains clear. I remember, too, the day Otni’el wove it into a bracelet, and how joy rose up in my heart when gave it to me. It...
