by Pete Schipper | Dec 31, 2025 | Latest Posts, Via Maris Monthly
Zacchaeus Luke 19:1-10 Before I unfold my story, I should tell you this:until I met Jesus, my life was a monument of resentment. A paean of anger. A tribute to bitterness. A waste. I can number many reasons for my woes, the most obvious of which is that I am an...
by Pete Schipper | Dec 1, 2025 | Via Maris Monthly
Transfiguration December 2025 Luke 9:28-36 John 14:6 Half brain-dead from the eleven-hour flight, worsened by running the customs gauntlet, Narita International’s Arrival Hall left me dumbstruck. Everyone seemed to know where they were going except me and...
by Pete Schipper | Nov 1, 2025 | Via Maris Monthly
Haven November 2025 Matthew 28:20b . John 14:18 . John 14:27 In the office, we sat close, her hand clenched in mine. My tympani heartbeat echoed hers. I could scarcely breathe, dreading what I knew was to come. Doctor Morris’s words were frosted with regret. “I...
by Pete Schipper | Sep 30, 2025 | Via Maris Monthly
The Dragon And The Child A Fable For Our Time October 2025 1 John 1:9 Once there was a boy named Amrodel, a cheerful and friendly boy, who lived with his mother and father in a pleasant village, renowned for its wonderful pastries and baked goods. He loved to wander...
by Pete Schipper | Sep 1, 2025 | Latest Posts, Via Maris Monthly
Revolutionary September 2025 Ezekiel 11:19 ● Matthew 28:18-20 From the bow, the island looked the same as when he had left. Lush vegetation blanketed the mountains, squandered itself throughout the valleys then fell like capes across the seashore. Haze lifted...
