A Good Friday Reflection There is a moment in the final hours before the cross that I find myself returning to more often now than I used to. Jesus...
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Trusting the True Author with Our Dog-Eared Pages
I’ve turned a lot of pages in my life—some with hope, some with dread, and some with a cup of coffee going cold beside me while I tried to decide if...
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...
A Christmas Reflection
Christmas is around the corner, and I am sure, like all of you, when I sit back and look at the houses lit in the neighborhood and the decorations...
Manna Still Falls Where Hearts Are Open
“Then the Lord said to Moses, ‘Behold, I will rain bread from heaven for you…’”— Exodus 16:4 ESV I sat this morning with a cup of chai and a quiet...
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,...
When Love Comes Running
Not long ago, I wrote about the quiet ache of when love feels lost—those moments when God seems distant and our hearts wonder if we’re alone. My...
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...
It Is Finished: Living in the Victory Already Won
Everywhere you turn, it seems the conversation is laced with fear. Headlines shout, preachers warn, and even our hearts tremble sometimes: Is the...