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‘God endows our bodily longing for communion with His reordering Presence. There lies our hope for wholeness, for becoming an integrated...

Lent’s invitation to let go of stuff means little if we don’t invite Jesus into empty spaces.   I am trying this year to make the...

God is younger than all else. St. Augustine   I have a 99-year-old mother who doesn’t worry about the gap between a body that hurts and...

A friend of mine in a hard relationship approached me, cast down. As he looked up, I saw moist eyes and from them, a small stream (in the...

Would you join me in praying for France? Notre Dame de Paris Cathedral reopens today after being nearly destroyed in a 2019 fire. Her...

Fire and Flood   ‘As aliens, live in reverent fear’ (1 Pet. 1:17).   During this fast, I have experienced an acute pain in my chest, as...

Quick to Listen, Slow to Speak  ‘As aliens, live in reverent fear’ (1 Pet. 1:17).   Andy has described our family as bombastic; I prefer...

Bloody Aliens   ‘As aliens, live in reverent fear’ (1 Pet. 1:17).  The bloviating (think ‘blow hard’) of this election season––across...

Redemption>Republican  ‘As aliens, live in reverent fear’ (1 Pet. 1:17).    One fallacy from this election season? All conservative...

Rejoice with Trembling  ‘As aliens, live in reverent fear’ (1 Pet. 1:17).     I pray with expectancy for good to come from...

Is IVF a Holy Option?    “As aliens, live in reverent fear” (1 Pet. 1:17).    As a Christian, living in reverent fear means respecting...

Make Your World Holy  ‘As aliens, live in reverent fear’ (1 Pet. 1:17).    Holiness cannot be legislated; it can only be advanced through...

Wholly Holy   ‘As aliens, live in reverent fear’ (1 Pet. 1:17).    This political season has inspired my passion to be a clean vessel,...

Discerning the Narrow Way  ‘As aliens, live in reverent fear’ (1 Pet. 1:17).    An election is over, the dust is settling, and most of...

Rebuilding Trust  ‘As aliens, live in reverent fear’ (1 Pet. 1:17).    Trust in public life is at an all-time low. The grand...

Help to Hope  ‘As aliens, live in reverent fear’ (1 Pet. 1:17).    In the aftermath of this election, we’ve got to act. But we must do so...

Bridging the Divide              ‘As aliens, live in reverent fear’ (1 Pet. 1:17).    Elections are always polarizing. Still, I...

Alien Homecoming  ‘As aliens, live in reverent fear’ (1 Pet. 1:17).    Aliens know who they are. The roar of the world—political and...

Grieving in Hope  ‘As aliens, live in reverent fear’ (1 Pet 1:17).    ‘Nothing is more hopeful than to look at the world as it really...

Seek Jesus First   ‘As aliens, live in reverent fear’ (1 Pet. 1:17).    Today I am seeking first the Kingdom of God (Matt. 6:33). Please...