The gospel of John has a long section during the Last Supper where Jesus does some of his most profound teaching. In some way, I […]

Being passionate about something isn’t always easy. The stuff of everyday life keeps our attention focused on survival: rest, work, family, and all that comes […]

Do you remember the last time you did something scary? Something that you weren’t sure what the outcome would be? Something you had to take […]

As we move from Spring into Summer, I’m just now finally getting accustomed to it actually being Spring! When I lived in Arizona, I desperately […]

God created us to belong, both to him and to one another. But our pride drove us far away, both from him and from one […]

The sleeve of my favorite black sweater got a tiny rip where the cuff meets the sleeve, so the other day I got out a […]

Have you seen the movie “Annihilation?” It’s not my usual type of movie (I’m not much into sci-fi or scary movies) but so many friends […]

A friend of mine who was raised in a fundamentalist home told me a disturbing story recently. One Sunday morning, the youth pastor at her […]

It’s January, which means we are thinking all the things about a new year, starting fresh, and New Year’s Resolutions. Promises we make to ourselves […]

We wait in hope for the Lord; he is our help and our shield. In him our hearts rejoice, for we trust in his holy […]