The shift is so subtle. Usually, we aren’t even aware of the fact that we have moved into a new arena, a new atmosphere. The change is silent like the dawn. Except instead of beautiful dawning color being created, it…
Tides of Holiness
Our Own Power
. . . “You children of Israel, why are you amazed at this, [curing the man crippled from birth] and why do you look so intently at us as if we had made him walk by our own power or…
Turn to Me
There is a very subtle, physical and spiritual, yet intentional turning in our Gospel story today. “She [Mary Magdelene] said to [the two angels in the tomb], “They have taken my Lord, and I don’t know where they laid him.”…
Plague Eyes
The coronavirus is killing thousands of people. Fear is causing overwhelming anxiety. Joblessness and economic crisis are rampant. We have a new perspective. Haunting helplessness has become our new filter. Actually, not new at all, it is simply history repeating…
Sip of Holiness
Jesus chooses to meet us in our place of need. We are just like the woman at the well, sinful and ashamed. We are in need. Yes, in the dark corners of our sinfulness, He is there waiting for us.…
Hope Grows Wild
Hope tops the category of bare essentials. Just like air and water, hope is vital. We all need hope. And it can be fleeting. Especially in this day, this very day where fear, sudden sickness, and looming death are intertwined…