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Knowing the Signs

Knowing the Signs

You know how to interpret the appearance of the earth and the sky; why do you not know how to interpret the present time? // Luke 12:56 Toddlers seemed to...
October 26, 2023
Scraps of Grace

Scraps of Grace

“Please, Lord, for even the dogs eat the scraps that fall from the table of their masters." // Matthew 15:27 Surrounded by bags of candy and chips, we stood behind...
August 19, 2023
Face To Face

Face To Face

The LORD used to speak to Moses face to face, as one man speaks to another. // Exodus 33:11 “If you think wormholes are crazy, wait until you hear about...
July 31, 2023
Go To Saint Joseph

Go To Saint Joseph

“. . . go to Joseph.” // Genesis 41:55 A vacuum hummed in the distance, and my four-year-old built a house of hymnals beside me. But the empty church still...
July 11, 2023
In God's Perfect Time

In God's Perfect Time

But the angel said to him, “Do not be afraid, Zechariah, because your prayer has been heard.” // Luke 1:13 The pudgy little girl with pink glasses and fluffy hair...
June 23, 2023
Because I Know Him

Because I Know Him

“I am the way and the truth and the life.” // John 14:6 Holding her friend’s hand, my kindergartner ran up to me at school pick-up. The two girls smiled...
May 02, 2023
Witness to the Light

Witness to the Light

The Light came into the world, but people preferred darkness to light. // John 3:19 The wooden pews creaked as people shifted to watch us. Some chuckled, but they all...
April 18, 2023
Able to Be Holy

Able to Be Holy

Be holy, for I, the Lord your God, am holy. // Leviticus 19:2 She sat on the floor, a scattering of puzzle pieces encircling her. Her little hands picked up...
February 18, 2023
Whose Advice Do You Want to Take?

Whose Advice Do You Want to Take?

When His relatives heard of this they set out to seize Him, for they said, “He is out of His mind.” // Mark 3:21 When I took a job with...
January 21, 2023
Is Your Joy Complete?

Is Your Joy Complete?

We are writing this so that our joy may be complete. // 1 John 1:4 The kids wore coats over their pajamas, and each had their favorite blanket in one...
December 27, 2022
My Relationship With Jesus

My Relationship With Jesus

But they went out and spread word of him through all the land. // Matthew 9:31 The pink plastic frames slightly pinched behind my ears. I wriggled my nose, trying...
December 02, 2022
Know the Lord's Sweetness

Know the Lord's Sweetness

I rejoiced because they said to me, “We will go up to the house of the LORD.” // Psalm 122:1 One purple candle was lit on the enormous Advent wreath...
November 27, 2022