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The Epiphany of the Everyday

The Epiphany of the Everyday

They were overjoyed at seeing the star, and on entering the house they saw the child with Mary his mother. // Matthew 2:10-11 I recently had some unfamiliar bouts of anxiety. My body...
January 06, 2024
Don’t Let Your Suffering Go To Waste

Don’t Let Your Suffering Go To Waste

When Jesus began his ministry he was about thirty years of age. // Luke 3:23 I’ll be honest, chemotherapy terrified me. I knew I needed to prepare for it. So,...
January 05, 2024
He Looks for YOU

He Looks for YOU

Jesus decided to go to Galilee, and he found Philip. And Jesus said to him, “Follow me.” // John 1:43 Just imagine Jesus traveling to Galilee. He walks miles with...
January 04, 2024
What Are You Looking For?

What Are You Looking For?

The two disciples heard what [John the Baptist] said and followed Jesus. Jesus turned and saw them following him and said to them, “What are you looking for?” // John...
January 03, 2024
Home In His Arms

Home In His Arms

See what love the Father has bestowed on us that we may be called the children of God. Yet so we are. // 1 John 3:1 “I don’t have a...
January 02, 2024
God Meets Us In The Desert

God Meets Us In The Desert

He said: “I am the voice of one crying out in the desert, ‘Make straight the way of the Lord,’ as Isaiah the prophet said.” // John 1:23 My breathing...
January 01, 2024
Come Rest in Him

Come Rest in Him

Jesus said to His disciples, “Beware that your hearts do not become drowsy from carousing and drunkenness and the anxieties of daily life . . . ” // Luke 21:34...
December 01, 2023
He Stays With Us Even Now

He Stays With Us Even Now

“Consider the fig tree and all the other trees. When their buds burst open, you see for yourselves and know that summer is now near; in the same way, when you see these...
November 30, 2023
Coffee and the Promise of the Incarnation

Coffee and the Promise of the Incarnation

The Scripture says, No one who believes in him will be put to shame. // Romans 10:11 I stood over a small saucepan at my stove, warming up my morning...
November 29, 2023
He Speaks Through Us

He Speaks Through Us

“It will lead to your giving testimony. Remember, you are not to prepare your defense beforehand, for I myself shall give you a wisdom in speaking that all your adversaries...
November 28, 2023
Yes, There Will Be Sprinkle Donuts

Yes, There Will Be Sprinkle Donuts

Then they asked him, ‘Teacher, when will this happen?And what sign will there be when all these things are about to happen?”// Luke 21:7 “When will Mom and Dad be...
November 27, 2023
When We Have Nothing

When We Have Nothing

“ . . . but she, from her poverty, has offered her whole livelihood.” // Luke 21:4 As I approached my junk-covered desk and tried to clear off some space,...
November 26, 2023