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Burnt Hearts, Non-News, and Please Read the Bible
Then they said to each other, "Were not our hearts burning [within us] while he spoke to us on the way and opened the scriptures to us?" (Luke 24:32) My...
Secretly Not Praying for Him
One of the great blessings of a big family, and a w i d e family in particular, is seeing the unlikely sibling pairings that develop. Since her toddlerhood, my...
Get Outta Our Routine
"[F]earful yet overjoyed . . . " (Matthew 28:8). The Gospel today tells us that Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went away from the tomb "fearful yet overjoyed" (Matthew...
The Gradual Light of Resurrection
My friend listened intently as I shared about my health, which had become an increasingly heavy burden. She nodded in empathy and offered a small word of encouragement, one I’ve...
Our Silent Wait
Silence. The world waits in silence, as it did in the beginning when it was a formless wasteland (see Genesis 1:1). Here, too, I sit silently in the wait. I...
An Offering of Love
The night seemed quiet, but the dreadful voices of anger and pain in my head refused to let me sleep. I didn’t know how much more I could take before...
His Last Night
The disciples journey to Jerusalem with their Master one final time to celebrate the Passover. Not coincidentally, they will commemorate the miraculous deliverance of God’s people from slavery in Egypt....
I Betrayed Him
“For these and all my sins, I am sorry,” I concluded with relief as I finished reciting my sins that Saturday morning. “How do you want your kids to remember...
All Eyes on Him
These past weeks of Lent we've been coping with the unexpected turn of events with Covid-19. And yet as we've grappled with all the changes and unknowns, and prepared for...
Show Me Your Holy Face
I regret when I have interrogated my loved ones, assuming the worst in their intentions. "How could you . . . ?" "Why did you do that?" "What made you...
Abide on the Throne of My Heart
“The King of Love, my shepherd is,” I sing, as I rock my daughter in my arms. “His goodness fails me never. I nothing lack if I am His, and...
The Divided Nation of My Heart
The cranked-up bass matched the thumping in my head. Two strangers too-comfortably flanked me as my friends passed red solo cups between them across the room. The haze of cigarette...
