At the beginning of December, we had a snow storm that shut down all of the highways and the interstate in our area. The…
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I have been struggling with joy this Advent, which is ironic since this year’s Advent theme at church is “Joy to the World.” In…
The last couple of weeks have felt a bit like A Series of Unfortunate Events, minus Count Olaf and the Baudelaire children. One thing…
The first storm rolled in overnight on Monday, the week of Thanksgiving. Cold temperatures, freezing fog, and gusty winds in the wide open spaces…
As I read through the Gospels, I try to imagine what the people around Jesus must have been thinking about Jesus. Jesus, a man…
If December marks the season of Advent, November (or the end of October) is set aside as the season of complaining about Advent. There…
When I was growing up, I both wanted to be noticed and to be invisible. As a deeply introverted and shy child, my cheeks…
“Remember your baptism.” This phrase sounded strange to me the first time I heard it. The first time I heard someone say this phrase,…
Surprised by Pentecost is a series of 8 devotional reflections from the book of Acts. The Spirit was given at Pentecost, but the miracle…