I’ve made something for you, dear readers! Read on. After the celebration and heightened spiritual awareness of Lent and Easter, settling into ordinary life can feel a little anticlimactic. When Jesus returned to Heaven, he promised to send us a Comforter, Helper, and Spirit of Truth to guide us as we continue to build God’s Kingdom here on earth. I…
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My husband and I have toured countless abbeys and cathedrals over the years, as we traveled across Europe. Ancient houses of worship cast a particular awe over us. The history, the intentional beauty behind their construction and decoration, the candelabras and the columns, the kneeling boards and the flickering candles in side chapels, the stained glass telling stories, the quiet…
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UPDATE: If you’re already a subscriber, these mini devotionals have already arrived via email in April’s Reflection. If you haven’t subscribed to my monthly reflections, you can do so by clicking here. For new subscribers, the Holy Week audio will arrive daily in your in-box beginning on Sunday, April 5th. I hope you’ll join me! On my last few shopping…
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At a table scattered with pizza crust and glass water jars with dripping sweat rings, I sat across from two friends as we took turns updating each other on our kids’ lives. Between us, we have eight teenagers. Needless to say, it was a long, heavy, laughter-laced conversation. “The bigger the kid, the bigger the problems,” my friend reminded us….
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I saw them while I waited at a red light—two guys in blue scrubs wrestling an ultrasound machine over the curb. They appeared to be transporting it from one medical building to the next while traffic zipped by on the main road. The machine nearly toppled as they maneuvered across the uneven sidewalks, and I saw them struggle to steady…
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