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The State of Your Heart
When Joseph awoke, he did as the angel of the Lord had commanded him and took his wife into his home. // Matthew 1:24 You probably already know this, but...
Your Heart's Yearnings
Here comes that master dreamer! Come on, let us kill him and throw him into one of the cisterns here; we could say that a wild beast devoured him. We...
Why Jesus Loves the Poor So Much
Blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD, whose hope is the LORD. // Jeremiah 17:7 Recently a teenage girl asked me, “Debbie, why do you think Jesus loves...
He Calls You Beloved
I hear the whispers of the crowd, that frighten me from every side. // Psalm 31:13 I was always someone who was very aware of my surroundings. What are people...
Dwell and Reign in Me
“The greatest among you must be your servant. Whoever exalts himself will be humbled; but whoever humbles himself will be exalted.” // Matthew 23:12 Ten minutes before Mass, I knelt...
Things I Learned from My Dad
"Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful." // Luke 6:36 Some of my favorite things that I’ve learned from my dad—like how to lead with integrity, how to hit...
Mountain Climbing Adventures with Jesus
Jesus took Peter, John, and James and went up the mountain to pray. // Luke 9:28 I have climbed a mountain once in my life. During a post-college trip to...
Soften My Heart, Lord
“For if you love those who love you, what recompense will you have?” // Matthew 5:44 When I was in graduate school, an administrative assistant in our program was very...
Our Dignity Given by Him
But if the wicked, turning from the wickedness he has committed, does what is right and just, he shall preserve his life; since he has turned away from all the...
Who Rules You?
“Put in my mouth persuasive words in the presence of the lion.” // Esther C 24 in the NAB It was my first really big job. High pressure, high demands....
Finding God in the Loud
"You shall love the Lord, your God, with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind." // Matthew 22:37 It was almost midnight, and we continued...
Read the Daily Bread
“Man does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes forth from the mouth of God.” // Matthew 4:4b Last year, I experienced what felt like a...
