As we close out the first week of Lent, I’m compelled to talk about it here. I do not come from a tradition that follows the church calendar, but I[…]
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Category: Faith
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Feb
2021
Having grown up in the “knowledge of the truth over those pesky and unreliable feelings” generation, I have struggled my whole life to really know and experience the love of[…]
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Feb
2021
My readings take me to Genesis 32 today where Jacob wrestles with God through the night. I am puzzled by these words: 25 When the man saw that he could not[…]
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2021
We are easily far enough into the new year to have broken all our resolutions, but this year is a little different for me. Having spent the past 3 1/2[…]
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Dec
2020
Please take a few minutes and slowly read through “A Liturgy for Embracing Both Joy and Grief,” from the book Every Moment Holy, Vol. 2: Death, Grief, and Hope, to be released February[…]
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Dec
2020
From our family to yours, we wish you a lovely Christmas. Whether you’re alone or with loved ones, might the coming of the King (both as a baby and when[…]
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Dec
2020
Lord God, as we near the day we remember the birth of your son, we are overwhelmed by your love for us, demonstrated from the beginning of creation. In love,[…]
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Dec
2020
Joy is a learned skill – mastering the right perspective in the midst of trials (James 1:2-4) and seeing God’s hand in even the most difficult of situations (Romans 8:28).[…]
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Dec
2020
It just keeps getting better and better, the closer we get to Christmas. It brings us great hope as we consider the incarnation (and it doesn’t hurt knowing that 2020 will[…]
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Dec
2020
Peace is a pretty big deal! Peace is the proof we are experiencing the wholeness that is God’s desire for every person. Peace is that deep inner calm where all is right[…]