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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...
September 25, 2024
Juggling Being Squeezed

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...
September 24, 2024
Captivated by His Word

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...
September 23, 2024
A Light Shines

A Light Shines

“No one who lights a lamp conceals it with a vessel or sets it under a bed; rather, he places it on a lampstand so that those who enter may...
September 22, 2024
Ask Him Anything

Ask Him Anything

But they did not understand the saying, and they were afraid to question him. // Mark 9:32  What does that mean, Lord? my bewildered heart implored as I wrestled with...
September 21, 2024
Jesus Is Passing By!

Jesus Is Passing By!

As Jesus passed by, he saw a man named Matthew sitting at the customs post.He said to him, "Follow me." And he got up and followed him. // Matthew 9:9...
September 20, 2024
Sharing the Miraculous Power of God

Sharing the Miraculous Power of God

When the LORD brought back the captives of Zion, we were like men dreaming. Then our mouth was filled with laughter, and our tongue with rejoicing. // Psalm 126:1-2 (from...
September 19, 2024
Soften My Heart To Your Words

Soften My Heart To Your Words

“Simon, I have something to say to you.” “Tell me, teacher,” he said. // Luke 7:40 “Gina! Wait. I forgot to give you the homework . . .” The final school...
September 18, 2024
Looking Through the Lens of Love

Looking Through the Lens of Love

Love never fails. // 1 Corinthians 13:8 I instinctively drew my hand across my body in the Sign of the Cross as I drove past my parish, acknowledging Christ’s Eucharistic...
September 17, 2024
Many Parts, One Body

Many Parts, One Body

Now you are Christ’s Body, and individually parts of it. // 1 Corinthians 12:27 The sunset limned the trees in my path with a gentle glow while birds chanted symphonies...
September 16, 2024
Don’t Worry, Things Have Always Been Terrible

Don’t Worry, Things Have Always Been Terrible

I hear that when you meet as a church there are divisions among you.  // 1 Corinthians 11:17 Let’s talk about what I like to call the “good old days...
September 15, 2024
The Land of the Living

The Land of the Living

I will walk before the Lord in the land of the living. // Psalm 116:9 What are the chances that copious tears won’t destroy my careful application of mascara? Nope,...
September 14, 2024