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A mentor of mine uses this phrase to describe our tears. How does that sit with you? What is your experience? The world has given us...

21 He said to them, “Is a lamp brought in to be put under the bushel basket, or under the bed, and not on the lampstand? 22 For there is...

Yesterday I saw this picture on the TobyMac page and thought it was beautiful. Then I made the classic mistake of reading the comments....

This is my interpretation/paraphrase of Matthew 23:2-35,37 of the sickness within the Church today. Remember that Jesus loved those who

It's hard to have a crisis of faith while still holding onto faith. Somehow that is where I am these days. It's part of this grieving...

I have been blessed with the gift of faith since as long as I can remember. I had the scary theologies given to me such as: being an evil...

You are loved, accepted and included. Love breathed you into existence even if your parents didn't show you how valuable you truly are....

I have been reflecting on the various debates I engaged in with my Mom and my sister over the years. We are all deeply committed...

There are surely important things to where division becomes necessary. Hatred is not the inevitable result. It is insidious though. It...

A friend was asking about how to read the Bible without the lens of legalism which is a great question!! I know that when I am feeling...

As I have had an awareness of my walk with the Lord, it has shifted over the years. As a young adult I often saw faith as arguing with...

11A voice came out of the sky, “You are my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.” 12Immediately the Spirit drove him out into the...

Watch out for negativity bias. Jesus said these often forgotten words about the Kingdom in Luke. This has an impact on the Christian...

Someone could come to the conclusion that my lack of emphasis on hell means that I do not see the evil in our world. A kumbaya view of life,

I can truly see how spiritual America is these days. Even if a bit agnostic. We practice gratitude, mindfulness and often send good vibes...

There is a fair amount of discussion about the man who stopped a more widespread shooting by killing the man intending harm. As...

Painting by Léon Cogniet. Today the church remembers the children that King Herod had murdered to insure his authority. He did so on a...

Art 'The Rest Among The Shepherds' by Massimo Barbi Christmas is here! Alleluia! Merry Christmas to you and yours! This is a major feast...

Jesus answered them, “Go and tell John what you hear and see: the blind receive their sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the...

I really like how one of our priests, Mtr Kelly, jokingly said this today "In the Christian calendar, this is our New Year. Now prepare...