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Jesus is Near When my Faith is Overcome by Doubt
Even as Peter was sliding into the depths towards his death, our God was there. He cried out, “Lord, save me!” I’ve cried this same prayer many times before. Just like Peter, doubt overcomes my faith. I want to be a strong tower whose faith doesn’t falter, but mine does. It feels fickle because my…
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Learning to See the Miraculous Compassion of our God
Every year I continue to learn new ways of seeing His compassion at work in myself, and in our world. Every year His compassion becomes more miraculous. There are even moments where I am invited to be a conduit for the compassion of Christ. Just this past week it looked like me buying a baguette…
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Every Movement of the Kingdom of Heaven Starts with Love
Every time the growth and movement of His Kingdom starts with love. It is the love of God that gives me life. It is His love that awakens the seed to transform and grow. It is love that moves almost unseen through the depths of me, bringing lightness, comfort, and hope. With time, Jesus has…
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Simplifying My Life so I can Love More
Where and how I spend my time has a big influence on how I’m able to love people. Living a simple life allows more space to be present with God. It helps me to be more present with others.
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Where the Kingdom of Heaven Touches Creation
In the parable, it is clear that Jesus is compassionate. He has love for the children of the Kingdom. He wants nothing to harm them or to keep them from growing. I think it is also clear that He has hope for those who are not yet children.
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Making Silence and Waiting for Divine Peace
God’s peace isn’t a peace I can fabricate or create for myself. It is a divine peace. A divine peace that fills my being with each breath. It is something my soul longs for. It is a restoring peace that allows me to continue to be present with myself, others, and God.
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Sown like a Thread Woven through my Life
As I live by faith through these places, I learn what is needed to endure, to grow, and to bear fruit. It feels like I have been each of these kinds of seeds. What I learned in each place has formed me and become a part of my faith. Without the work of each place,…
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Adjusting to Rhythms in a Big City
Living in a large city, is the constant reminder that I am just one of many. That my quality of life affects those around me in a very real way.
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One of the Hardest Things for Me to Believe
Of all the sayings of Jesus, this is one of the hardest for me to believe. What do you mean, Jesus? Taking up my cross, dying to myself, and following you to the ends of creation is a light burden? That is a pleasant yoke? I’ve been in our world too, and I know that…
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Growing Deeper within the Newness of Christ
It is not lost on me that life is easier without growth, and that much of our world is set up to keep us shallow. What happens to relationships when we pursue growth and others don’t grow with us? With enough time, it seems like conflict is inevitable. The closer we are to people and…
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Being Sent by Jesus to Bring Life to My City
A Meditation for our eleventh week of Ordinary Time in 2026 As Jesus began His public ministry, He made the invitation to some people to follow Him and become His disciples. We know of the twelve, but there were many, many more. There were women who were not counted, and there was also the story…
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The Core of our Triune God is Relationship
It is no surprise that one way that the love of God is expressed is through a call to go and share His love with others. Jesus tells his disciples to do this in a passage known to many as the Great Commission. I have an interesting relationship with this passage. When I was still…
