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I sat in the tiny hospital room holding my almost-one-year-old squirmy girl, settling into our twelfth hour of visitation in two days. My mother-in-law slept as the latest round of pain medication eased...
I came late to a theory of the necessity of beauty. I'm a task-driven person who used to put my stainless steel pots on the table as a signal that dinner was served...
“Daughter,” he said to her, “your faith has made you well. Go in peace.” Luke 8:44 Yesterday, I began reflecting on Luke 8:40-56, a passage that focuses on two miracles of Jesus. In...
On Friday, the earthquake hit Japan. I was probably drinking a cup of tea when it happened. It is my afternoon habit...
As we come to the end of our journey through The Spirit of Food: 34 Writers On Feasting and Fasting Toward God, it feels like we have traveled to faraway places and now...
I enjoy solving, and telling, riddles while hiking with others. Like this one: “There are fifty-two bicycles and a dead man in a room. What happened?” Riddles take work to solve - the...
The LORD is like a father to his children, tender and compassionate to those who fear him. For he knows how weak...
Once a year they roll over my house like a tidal wave, consuming everything in sight. I work for days preparing, cooking, cleaning—readying the annual feast for our church youth group.
Jesus replied, “My mother and my brothers are all those who hear God’s word and obey it.” Luke 8:21 Luke 8:19-21 provides...
I’ve never read a word I didn’t like. Educated beyond my competence, I’ve amassed a huge vocabulary. I’ve taught myself to pronounce each and every word, including “pejorative” (there are at least three...
“Other seed fell among thorns that grew up with it and choked out the tender plants.” Luke 8:7 In yesterday’s reflection, we...
