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The Thing That Helps You Face the Day and Move Beyond Where You Are
I was sifting through some things in my desk drawer and discovered a small, flat rock. I immediately picked it up. Small stones are a...
The Gift of Seeing God's Presence In Our Lives
“Surely the Lord is in this place, and I did not know it.” Gen 28:16 We were sitting in the backyard recently and my husband noticed a...
The Most Important Thing You Can Do To Live More Fully
We had a family outing last weekend. The forecast was warm and sunny. I pulled out my favorite sandals from last summer and rushed out...
What the Wonder of Easter Means for Us
I have been thinking about the wonder of Easter. We are filled with wonder in the face of something beyond us that is new and surprising...
Reflection Three
Readings He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation; for in him all things in heaven and on earth were...
Reflection Two
Reading Search me, O God, and know my heart; try me and know my thoughts! See if there is any wicked in me, and lead me in the way...
Reflection One
Readings "Teach me your way, Lord, that I may rely on your faithfulness; give me an undivided heart, that I may fear your name. I will...
How You Can Learn To Do The "Right" Thing
I was picking up one last thing in the greeting card section of the grocery store earlier this week when all the lights blinked off. A...
Rethinking Your Thinking During Lent
“Even now,” declares the Lord, “return to me with all your heart” Joel 2:12a Lent is a season of preparation that invites you to grow...
To Bless and Be Blessed
“This is what the Lord has done for me” Luke 1:2 As Christmas draws near, we hear about Mary, Joseph, and the shepherds. You may even...
Awake with Faith
“It is Advent: the time just before the adventure begins, when everybody is leaning forward to hear what will happen even though they...
What the Wise Men Knew
I have found that there is a kind of knowing that is hard to explain. It’s a truth beyond knowing; an awareness that is so convicting you...
Waiting: When the Time is Right
But the angel said to him: “Do not be afraid, Zechariah; your prayer has been heard.” Luke 1:13a We have entered into the season of...
Finding Light in the Darkness
Send me your light and faithful care, let them lead me" Psalm 43:3 “I learned something important from my puppy,” a woman told me earlier...
A Time to Gather Yourself
gather - to come together: assemble; to bring together and take in from scattered places or sources* The word gather is popping up in...
Finding Strength in a Promise
I heard something earlier this week that I have been carrying with me, "Problems come and go. God’s promises come and stay.”* Isn’t that...
A Practice for Living Well
The soil was moist and cool and felt alive as I ran my fingers through it. I dug up a mum that had provided an interesting dome under the...
Recognizing the Risen Lord
After Jesus died on the cross and had been buried for three days, stories began to circulate that his tomb was empty. Some reported that...
Making Time for Rest
“The mind that comes to rest is tended in ways that it cannot intend” Wendell Berry I learned of a part-time job through a post on a...
Your View of the World
There is something that is easy to miss as we go about our day. God is with us and at work all around us. If we go to the highest...