Devotions
Do Not Let Your Hearts Be Troubled
My pen scratched furiously over the pad of paper on my lap. I was trying to get down all my mom’s instructions. Normally, I would be doing this for a...
The Wrestling, the Struggling, and the Doubts
I wish someone had whispered into my ear on my baptismal day long ago: Just so you know, it’s okay if you wrestle, if you struggle, if you doubt. I...
Dreaming with the Lord
When I was a little girl, I felt so free to dream! I would tell everyone I wanted to be an archeologist because I desired to excavate the bones of...
Manifest Your Resurrection in Us, Lord
"What do you want to do when you are well?" my new doctor asked me. I had gone through the emotionally exhausting routine of seeing yet another new doctor so...
Light in the Total Darkness
A crucifix hangs above my window. It is the first thing I see when I wake up. When I wake to nurse a baby back to sleep. When I wake...
Who and Whose
My great-great-grandmother feeds a donkey with a large glass bottle in a photograph. She stands in front of a fence, a breeze from behind billowing her long, dark dress. Her...
The Little Voice of the Spirit
The phone rang, and I saw her name. I was tempted to let it go to voicemail. My friend was having a rough time, and lately I’d been her moral...
Changed By His Voice
It was always a treat to go to the mall with my mom. Walking to store after store, stopping for a hot pretzel at Auntie Anne’s, maybe picking up Chick-Fil-A...
A Sheep by Any Other Name
Multiple times in the Gospels, Jesus uses the example of shepherds and their relationship with their flock in parables in beautiful and intimate ways. You may know the story of...
Who's in Your Flock?
Stanley Rother grew up in Oklahoma, a hearty farm kid who knew the value of hard, manual labor. He wanted to become a priest. Seminary, where most of his classes...
The Gift of Sewing
The intensifying belief that having a large following, book, ministry, or microphone is the only way to make an impact is causing women to lose sight of the gifts God...
Even Deeper Love
The conversion of Saint Paul is one of the most epic plot twists in the Bible. If you combined the beginning and final sentence of today’s reading, it would say,...
