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Jesus's crucifixion.

I'm sure you read the Bible story every Easter, or maybe more often than that. Me too. But the year I read the Bible cover to cover, I read it with a new lens. And I uncovered a bunch of supernatural events surrounding Jesus's crucifixion.

• A three-hour eclipse of the sun in the middle of the day.
• A curtain or veil located a mile away in the Temple in Jerusalem that tore from top to bottom at the moment of Jesus's death.
• An earthquake!
• The bodies of many buried holy people were raised to life.

It's as if God was making it unmistakably clear to the observers that this was no ordinary Roman crucifixion. God was in charge -- he always was and he always will be!

Join me and my very insightful guest who you met last week, Angel Ambrose, for a nitty gritty discussion of all these points of the story, in addition to our examination of Jesus's cry, "My God, My God, why have you forsaken me?"

Learn more about Angel here.

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Jesus often used analogies to illustrate who he was -- I am the Good Shepherd, I am the Light of the World, etc. It's his generous attempt to connect with us in multiple ways -- allowing us each various ways to understand him better.

Today we'll dive into I am the True Vine.

I'm in good company -- joining me is my guest, Angel Ambrose. An artist of acrylic landscapes, Angel connected so passionately with Jesus' True Vine analogy, along with his invitation to Abide in Him, that she developed a series of hauntingly beautiful paintings to illustrate the concept. Please take a look at them so you can visualize them when you hear her speak:

The Good Gardner series (Come, Believe, Receive, Exchange, Abide and Thrive)

Angel Ambrose Fine Art Studio

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This is your host, Laurie, and I am thrilled to be taking part in PodcasThon 2026 -- a global effort to flood the podcasting airwaves with love, service and good works! Over 2500 podcasts from 65 different countries are taking part ... and so is The Year I Read the Bible!

I am devoting my episode this week to a very worthy charity Feed My Peeps and its founder Jacki Brey. You've heard from my friend Jacki before because she's been my guest in episodes 23 (Odd Things Jesus Did) and 26 (What's So Bad About Samaritans?) But today we spend the entire episode talking about her non-profit -- what inspired her to start it, the work God sends her out to do, the challenges she faces, and heartwarming stories of outreach.

You will find this to be an extremely inspiring dialogue so sit tight and listen up! Here are some inspiring words from Jacki: " One person. You are just one person and you think, I can't make a difference. Well, yes you can. One person can be the ripple effect to building a better world. Let God flow and use you. God's not done writing your story. Give him back that pen and let him use you."

If, after listening to this special episode, you want to help -- here's how! Pray for Feed My Peeps. Make a donation so they can continue their work! Visit their website and tell others to do the same!

Thank you, Jacki for the work you do to help those in need. And thank you to Podcasthon for spreading so much love!