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“Life does not ask what we want. It presents us with options.” Thomas Sowell The lights blinked off. We had noticed dark clouds rolling...

“Real love loves us, not just as we are, but so that we can become what we are meant to be…It’s a love that won’t let us go.” Mark...

“When Jesus gave his disciples [the Lord’s] prayer, he was giving them part of his own breath. his own life, his own prayer…his own...

My guess is that right now, you or someone you care about is going through something difficult. You need healing. You need comfort in the...

“If I find in myself desires which nothing in this world can satisfy, the only logical explanation is that I was made for another world.”...

“To set the mind on the flesh is death, but to set the mind on the Spirit is life and peace.” Rom 8:6 “The most important thing about...

I have found, time and time again, that I am my best self when I'm slow on the inside. I am not really sure what it looks like on the...

I had the opportunity once to go and see and listen to one of my favorite authors. Afterward, he went to a gathering area along with the...

“The art of the awareness of God, the art of sensing His presence in our daily lives cannot be learned offhand.” Abraham Heschel...

“You are never too old to set another goal or dream a new dream.”* It was a cold, cloudy day and I was craving for a good story. I...

We stayed at a vacation rental near Lake Michigan one winter. It was a small, charming house with beach access and limited views of the lake. We arrived at night. The next morning we were surprised to discover there were paths all around us.* A few feet from the long driveway that led us to the house, was another long tree lined path to the road. There was also a walking path on either side of the house that led to the lake. Adjacent to the walking paths were driveways for t

One of the books that I enjoyed this past year was Tell It Slant. The title comes from an Emily Dickinson poem: Tell all the Truth but...

This Advent I have been inspired by the Carols of Christmas. Each week a new song seemed to capture my imagination. Before moving into the new year I have one more to share with you. It is my favorite - What Child is This .* It is actually hard to find a good version of it to add to your Christmas playlist. It is not as popular as Joy to the World or Hark the Herald Angels Sing yet the haunting melody versed with a question always grabs me. This child, Jesus, comes while w

“Do not be afraid; for see - I am bringing you good news of great joy for all the people.” Lk 2:10 The announcement of the good news of the birth of Jesus came to some shepherds at work in the field. The shepherds were the salt of the earth people. They were not respected by the highly righteous Orthodox believers. They always fell short of their standards. The nature of being a shepherd did not go along with the life-style of the most ‘righteous’. Yet, the angels appeared t

“How silently, how silently, the wondrous gift is given! So God imparts to human hearts the blessing of his heaven.” O Little Town of Bethlehem , Phillip Brooks How can this be is the question Mary asked when the angel Gabriel told her that she was going to have a baby. How can this be is the question Elizabeth asked when she realized Her Lord was with her, in Mary’s womb. And perhaps it was the question Zechariah lived out, mute and suddenly a father. Perhaps it was the ques