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False images of God and ourselves contrasted with how the Father sees us

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....

Christmas lantern glowing with candlelight, symbolizing Jesus the Light of the world

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 scattered across desert sand, symbolizing God’s grace and provision

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...

Mother and daughter embracing beneath cherry blossom trees, reflecting the love that comes running across every distance.

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...

Man with hands over a glowing heart, symbolizing the heart of God speaking beyond what the physical body can silence.

When the Heart Still Speaks

They say the heart has a mind of its own—but what if it also has a voice the brain can’t silence? Science calls it neurocardiology—forty thousand...

Lantern glowing on a wooden table, symbolizing the hope that longing never goes unanswered in God’s presence.

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...