Reading Time: 3 minutes The first time I celebrated Easter as something more than bunnies and colored eggs was in 1973. I’d become a …
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Reading Time: 3 minutes Like you I’ve been trying to process the most recent senseless killings in Boulder (and Atlanta). I’ve started several …
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Reading Time: 3 minutes My first job at eleven years old was manning a massive industrial lawnmower and cutting the huge lawn for …
Reading Time: 5 minutes A divinely inspired imagination can bring peace of mind and actually develop faith.
Reading Time: 4 minutes I’m rhythmically impaired. I stumbled (literally) on this fact in Navy Boot Camp. Marching was the approved way to …
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Reading Time: 2 minutes A WINTER PSALM As winter yearns for spring, As a frozen river anticipates thaw, O Lord, We wait on you, …
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Reading Time: 5 minutes The last time I saw Isabelle alive she was in the hospital after a heart attack. She was in …
Reading Time: 5 minutes On December 31, 1977 I sat fidgeting with the buttons on my flannel shirt in The Red-Headed-Wildflower’s parent’s living room. …
Reading Time: 5 minutes Silence is often the language of love.
Reading Time: 3 minutes Lament is a crucial aspect of spiritual formation because it connects our hearts to God’s heart.