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Not of This World
I was a high school Sophomore. Sixteen years old and trying to figure it all out. I knew God existed. I knew He was for me and never against me....
A Brokenhearted Lord Understands Your Pain
“The Lord is close to the brokenhearted” (Psalm 34:19). Brokenhearted. I feel confident that we have all used that word to describe ourselves at some point in our lives. Perhaps...
Ignoring God's Voice
This Lent one of my intentions has been to listen more for God's voice in my life. I've been praying that however God wants to speak that I would be...
He Provides Pastures Along the Way
For almost a third of my life, I have lived with fierce panic attacks. The sweaty palms and dry mouth coupled with the violent shaking and thoughts of sheer terror...
The Promise of All Things New
I was twenty-five the very first time I deliberately said hi to my father. I’m sure I must have uttered the word to him before, but I can’t be certain...
Giant Leaps of Trust in Him
“Are we going to trust the Lord or not?” My husband asked. I had to decide: take a full-time job with a guaranteed paycheck or take the giant leap into...
Welcoming You Home
There I was again, kneeling in the confessional, declaring the same sins to the priest for what felt like the hundredth time. Do you ever feel as though you just...
An Audience of One
As I meditate on the readings today, I envision Jesus, the Word of God, standing before me with a small, sharp, two-edged sword. He wields it like a masterful surgeon...
Lessons in Obedience from 12-Year-Old Jesus
As the mother of a 12-year-old boy, I cannot read this Gospel without projecting myself into the scene. I picture my husband and myself delighted that our 12-year-old son could...
Stop Doing All the Things
Last year, I set out to read the Bible in one year. I took it passage by passage, book by book. And is it just me or does today’s First...
Jesus as a Construct or Jesus as Himself
A question for us to contemplate this Lenten season: Who do we think Jesus is? This question challenges because it is so easy to treat Jesus as someone we construct...
Training Ourselves to Forgive
Lately my basketball-loving son has been watching training videos featuring Stephen Curry, the star of the Golden State Warriors. In these videos, Curry offers tips for sinking the baskets he...
