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Today is the Feast of the Archangels. We tend to see pictures and representations of angels everywhere in our culture, but we don’t often think about them as a real, constant presence in our lives. I certainly didn’t, at least until one afternoon…
“Herod said…’but who is this about whom I hear such things?’” In today’s gospel, King Herod is the poster boy for letting a narrow perspective cloud important judgment. (Not that we can relate… right?). He is, in a word, perplexed….
“For God so loved the world that He gave his only Son…” John 3:16, ESV Most of us have heard this gospel verse so many times that it’s easy to gloss over the magnitude of exactly what God gave us….
“Mary set out in those days and traveled to the hill country in haste . . . where she entered the house of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth.” // Luke 1:39-40 What’s on your gift list this year? My screen lit…
My eyelids drooped as I scrolled well past bedtime, when suddenly I caught my reflection in the dresser mirror—face sallow in the harsh glow of my phone. I half laughed, half sighed in shame. Switching off my phone, I firmly…
My stomach tightened into a hard, sick knot as the news flashed across the screen. Another tragedy of incomprehensible evil. More precious lives lost. Hundreds of souls caught unaware. A single thought brought consolation: That’s who I prayed for this…
I opened the fridge and sighed heavily. I had to eat, but the prospect brought me zero joy. I pushed aside the tantalizing items I’d gotten the rest of the family and, feeling sorry for myself, grabbed a few of…
I pulled up the calendar to check the kids’ after-school schedule, subconsciously praying, “Please, Jesus, no hockey today . . . or at least let it be at the close rink!” Yet as the schedule came into focus, I saw…
The plane droned on loudly as we sat packed into the dimly lit cabin, weighted down with gear. Despite our exhaustion, the air was electric with anticipation and a hint of trepidation. Not too much longer now. We were at…
It was a literal dream come true. I’d always wanted to see the Grand Canyon—specifically, to stargaze from the rim—and we were finally taking our first-ever RV trip to make it happen. As we packed the trailer, our beloved neighbor,…
“Lunchtime!” my employees called, clamoring for the door. I’d offered to host a farewell lunch for our team member who’d gotten a promotion, but as I closed my office door to follow, I saw her hanging back, face clouded in…
Ding! I groaned as I read the incoming text. “Did you happen to get to that letter of recommendation yet?” I mulled over my response as the half-finished letter sat on the screen in front of me. “Yep, all taken…
