Lent
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Life Has the Final Word
Mary Magdalene didn’t go to the tomb expecting good news. She went because she loved someone who was dead and she didn’t know what else to do. John is very deliberate about telling us it’s still dark when she arrives.… Continue reading
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The Wrong Kind of King
There is something hopeful about Palm Sunday. The palm branches. The singing. The festive chaos of a crowd that genuinely believes the moment they’ve been waiting for has finally arrived. It reads like a victory parade. And for one brief,… Continue reading
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When Hope Feels Delayed
Have you ever prayed for something — and gotten nothing back? Not a no. Not a yes. Just silence. Week after week. Month after month. Maybe years. And you’re starting to wonder if the line is even connected anymore. If… Continue reading
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Learning to See
25 He replied, “Whether he is a sinner or not, I don’t know. One thing I do know. I was blind but now I see!” – John 9:25 There is a man sitting at the side of the road in John… Continue reading
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Thirst
We live in the most hydrated society in human history. Seriously, water basically comes out of the wall. We carry it around in insulated tumblers. Bottles roll around on the floor of our cars. We even set reminders to drink.… Continue reading
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Leaving What Is Familiar
When was the last time your faith actually cost you something? Not an inconvenience. Not giving up Netflix for Lent so you can feel disciplined and then binge watch it all of April to catch up. I mean something real,… Continue reading
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From Garden to Wilderness
We don’t usually wake up planning to distrust God. We wake up wanting coffee. Stability. A calm news cycle…for once. We want our aches to behave and our retirement accounts to hold steady. We want things to feel secure. That’s… Continue reading
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A Beautiful Day in God’s Neighborhood
On Transfiguration Sunday, the Church tells one of its strangest stories. In Gospel of Matthew 17:1–9, Jesus takes Peter, James, and John up a mountain. His face shines. His clothes blaze white. Moses and Elijah appear. A cloud overshadows them. A voice… Continue reading
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