Exile
/We certainly know the feeling of exile these days after a year and a half of pandemic life
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/We’ve probably all said awful things about another person from time to time, even if only under our breath. We know what it feels like to have said something that hurt another. We sometimes embellish and boast, color the truth and lie, spurt out things that were better left unsaid and just generally put our foot in it all too often.
Read MoreInterruptions
/Reading this Sunday’s gospel, it strikes me that Jesus’ usual day was much like a new mom’s day - constantly interrupted by unexpected needs.
Read MoreYes, I will
/My mother would sometimes say to me as a moody teenager, “What are you waiting for? An engraved invitation?”
Read MoreGrowth in the Dark
/Throughout history, whenever tragedy strikes, people turn to their faith. The pandemic has been no different.
Read MoreWritten on our hearts
/We read a lot of Jeremiah during Lent, and frankly it’s no picnic.
Read MoreTo really live
/So this year, thinking of Lent primarily as a season of fasting and self-denial seems almost repetitive, considering the circumstances we’re living in.
Read MoreAccountable
/It was painful for me, as a Christian, to see the name of Jesus used as justification for these abusive actions by religious nationalists in Washington DC last week.
Read MoreLike an Evening Gone
/Advent is kind of like the church’s version of making a new year’s resolution.
Read MoreIntercession
/It is a powerful thing to pray for others specifically by name.
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