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My Unfiltered Self
O Lord, you have probed me and you know me; you know when I sit and when I stand; you understand my thoughts from afar. My journeys and my rest...
Staying in my Inner “House”
“Do not move about from one house to another.” // Luke 10:7 The sinking feeling in my stomach started as soon as I pressed “send.” I had just said yes...
Willing to be “She Who is Not”
God is wise in heart and mighty in strength; who has withstood him and remained whole? // Job 9:4 It’s likely because I’m a twin and spent nine months sharing...
What to Do When in the Pit
I am numbered with those who go down into the pit; I am a man without strength. // Psalm 88:5 Without fail, grabbing a cup of coffee at my hometown...
He Will Carry it With You
“The LORD gave and the LORD has taken away; blessed be the name of the LORD!” // Job 1:21 Recently, in a small group meeting, a friend shared the inspiration...
Guard Your Eyes to Guard Your Heart
“If your eye causes you to sin, pluck it out.” // Mark 5:29 I was in my twenties when I decided to live without television. I was single at the...
Listening In Charity
[T]hey did not understand this saying; its meaning was hidden from them so that they should not understand it, and they were afraid to ask him about this saying. //...
A Time To Wait
A time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to be silent, and a time to speak. // Ecclesiastes 3:7 My mind wandered off thinking of all of the...
All But Him is Vanity
All speech is labored; there is nothing one can say. The eye is not satisfied with seeing nor is the ear satisfied with hearing. // Ecclesiastes 1:8 Whenever I read today’s First Reading...
The Courage To Speak Out
“If your brother sins against you, go and tell him his fault between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you have won over your brother.” // Matthew 18:15...
Juggling Being Squeezed
Your word, O Lord, is a lamp for my feet. // Psalm 119:105 I was experiencing an extremely long season of burnout (not that kind that ends with the changing...
Captivated by His Word
“Blessed are those who hear the word of God and observe it.” // Luke 11:28 I cringed and was filled with discomfort as I flipped through my childhood Bible; it...
