There is a star so far away that, under ordinary circumstances, we should never have been able to see it. Its name is Earendel. The light reaching...
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Monsters of the Id
There is an old science fiction movie called Forbidden Planet. It tells the story of an advanced civilization whose brilliance became its undoing....
Hidden in Plain Sight
Perhaps the greatest discoveries of our lives are not the things we find, but the things we finally recognize. There is a curious pattern woven...
Already Finished, Still Unfolding
There are days when I feel full from living the truth of my faith. And there are days when I don’t feel like I’m living from it at all. Not because...
When Want and Will Disagree – The Quiet Decisions of the Heart
Not long ago, I found myself thinking about the difference between want and will. At first, it seemed simple—something we make choices from every...
Beyond Time, Into Wholeness
There are times when my questions won’t stay quiet. They won’t line up neatly and wait their turn to be answered. They bombard. They pull at threads...
Love’s Table Has No Shortage of Chairs
We’ve all considered this lie at some point—that love is limited. It’s like a pie, divided thinner and thinner with every new person who steps into...
Jesus Died a Violent Death So You Don’t Have To
In recent days, the assassination of a prominent figure has shaken the soul of America. For many, it feels like another descent into darkness,...
For Those Who Died Without Seeing
A Benediction for the God-Haunted and Every Soul Who Still Wonders Frederick Buechner once wrote that we are ‘haunted by’ a life so full of love and...