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The “Scatter the Seeds and Go Take a Nap” Method of Gardening
"Of its own accord the land yields fruit." // Mark 4:28 Gardening has never been my thing. I guess because I haven’t had as much success as the sower in...
Lamplight to Guide Us
“A lamp to my feet is your word, a light to my path.” // Psalm 119:105 It happens most years by late January: I feel the darkness of the winter...
A Seed Among Thorns
"They are the people who hear the word, but worldly anxiety, the lure of riches, and the craving for other things intrude and choke the word, and it bears no...
Patron Saint Games & Story Telling
"I asked, ‘What shall I do, sir?’ The Lord answered me, ‘Get up and go into Damascus, and there you will be told about everything appointed for you to do.'"...
Smug Superiority and Stillness Within
"But whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will never have forgiveness, but is guilty of an everlasting sin.” For they had said, “He has an unclean spirit.” // Mark 3:29-30...
Joy and Strength in the Face of Our Crosses
“Rejoicing in the LORD must be your strength!” // Nehemiah 8:10 I will never forget the day when my spiritual director looked me straight in the eyes and gently reminded...
Family Dynamics Aren't Always Easy
When his relatives heard of this they set out to seize him, for they said, "He is out of his mind." // Mark 3:21 From the time I was young,...
Beyond Good Intentions
“You are in the right rather than I; you have treated me generously, while I have done you harm. Great is the generosity you showed me today . . ....
Hey, Jealousy
Saul was very angry and resentful of the song, for he thought: “They give David ten thousands, but only thousands to me." . . . From that day on, Saul...
Stretch Out Your Hand to Love
“Looking around at them with anger and grieved at their hardness of heart, Jesus said to the man, ‘Stretch out your hand.’ He stretched it out and his hand was...
Dreams That End
The LORD said to Samuel: “How long will you grieve for Saul, whom I have rejected as king of Israel?" // 1 Samuel 16:1 Back in the days of my...
Learning Loving Obedience
“Obedience is better than sacrifice, and submission than the fat of rams.” // 1 Samuel 15:22 Chop, chop, chop. The crisp sound of the knife sliding through the potatoes calms...
