Weekly Meditation
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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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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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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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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…
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In the Boundlessness the Spirit Waits for Me
The incarnation of God in Christ ascended to be with the Father, and the Holy Spirit was sent. The Holy Spirit is like Jesus and is the full divinity of God. Yet, the Spirit of God has come to dwell within me. This is a new kind of presence with God. It is far more…
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To Know Someone Means to Journey Together
I love being present with people I love and care for. Yet, knowing someone is more active than being present. To know someone means to journey through life together, to experience a wide variety of things together, and to listen and share.