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You Can Have It
For it is love that I desire, not sacrifice, and knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings. // Hosea 6:6 One giant cinnamon roll sat between two steaming cups of...
Judge Justly in Your Heart
Show neither partiality to the weak nor deference to the mighty, but judge your fellow men justly. // Leviticus 19:15 Paul had dirty blonde hair and wore baggie black jeans....
Focus on Doing Everything with Love
For the sun comes up with its scorching heat and dries up the grass, its flower droops, and the beauty of its appearance vanishes. So will the rich person fade...
Chosen Despite Disastrous Defeat
“He remained outside in deserted places, and people kept coming to him from everywhere.” // Mark 1:45 “It was a disastrous defeat, in which Israel lost thirty thousand foot soldiers....
He Shines for You
"Lord, now let your servant go in peace; your word has been fulfilled: my own eyes have seen the salvation which you prepared in the sight of every people, a...
Where Is God in All This?
“For the glory and praise of God.” // Philippians 1:11 One of the most important lessons of my life has been: It’s Not About Me. The good work that has...
Stop Clinging and Start Trusting
He came around the corner with a twinkle in his eye and a proud smile on his face. “Mom,” my kindergartner said. “I just put some of Dad’s deodorant on....
God's Hand, Holy Spirit's Finger, and My Wild Devotion
Perhaps it began in childhood, while singing “He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands.” Maybe it grew during long homilies at my parish when I studied the large mounted...
Offering Love to the Suffering
“Well, you see, I’m divorced.” The explanation was said to a small group of women, all of us new to this particular parish ministry and all of us hoping to...
Master of the Harvest
The green grass was soft under my bare feet, and the hot sun beat down on my tanned arms and back. My parents were several rows deep in our garden’s...
Losing Him in the Crowd
It feels like standing in a thick cloud of woodsmoke. I gasp and choke, trying to find air but there’s not enough oxygen. My heart races, my thoughts become mixed...
Leave It, Leave It All Behind
I bopped the door shut with my hip, balancing a small tower of casserole, pie, berries, and a card as I looked up at the large, stylish home in front...
