Advent 2024 | Spiritual Direction

1 day ago2 min read

The Light Amidst Darkness

The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father

2 days ago5 min read

Hopeful Expectancy

We often look at Christmas with expectancy! Why wouldn’t we? It’s the perfect redemption story that everyone wants to love with a surprise

3 days ago2 min read

Praise Strategy

Advent is a season of waiting and hope, a time when we prepare our hearts for the celebration of Jesus’ birth. Psalm 113 invites us to focus

4 days ago4 min read

Blessed is She Who Believed

Just prior to where our passage in Luke 1 begins, Mary has had a surprise visit from an angel. The angel informs her that she'll give birth

5 days ago3 min read

God as the Ideal Mother

this passage reflects one aspect of God’s Being- the feminine. Zion/God has a metaphorical womb. She delivers Jerusalem and her children.

6 days ago3 min read

Holiday Shrinkage

On Sunday, March 7, 1965, known as Bloody Sunday, 25-year-old activist John Lewis led over 600 marchers across the Edmund Pettus Bridge

Dec 194 min read

Set Down This

T.S. Eliot wrote a distinctive poem from the perspective of one of the magi that can often be found at this time of year.

Dec 184 min read

A Reverent Reality

We must face this reality; we are limited in how much we can predict our future. We cannot anticipate every outcome, no matter how much...

Dec 165 min read

Following Jesus into the Wilderness

Few leaders can be found that are worth our confidence and submission. In our political climate and even in our work and worship spaces...

Dec 154 min read

Bearing the Fire Within

Luke 3:7-18-I resonate with John’s urgency in this text. His vision of justice doesn’t trickle down; it turns systems upside down.

Dec 144 min read

God in the Midst

Today, when we ask, “Where is God?” we can also answer and say, “God is dwelling in our midst.”

Dec 134 min read

The Time is Now

We read about the Israelites and convince ourselves that we don’t exploit the poor. We give generously to all the causes that flood our...

Dec 123 min read

A Change of Perspective within our Inspection

We are not to ignore our pains and the pains of the world as if they do not exist; however, we are called to a higher perspective.

Dec 114 min read

Be strong, Do not fear

May we take the words of Isaiah 35:4 as our mantra, our kind word to ourselves and one another. “Be strong, do not fear. Here is your God.”

Dec 105 min read

Everything We need

Growing up 2 Peter 1: 5-7 was often quoted to me, and I started to believe that how I became a person of God was by my own efforts...

Dec 93 min read

Comfort My People

Isaiah 40 is often referred to during this season as an indication of how far in advance Jesus’ arrival was foretold as the Word Made Flesh.

Dec 83 min read

Sitting in Darkness

Luke 1:79 “Because of the tender mercy of my God, the morning light from heaven is about to break upon me.

Dec 74 min read

Thoughts on Dust and Houses

Luke 9:1-6-Jesus instructs us to be open and ready; to provide open hearts to receive as well as to give.

Dec 63 min read

The God Who Sees

Reflection on Malachi 3:13-8-Words of frustration or despair expressed by the people to the prophet of God seem to echo through the years.

Dec 53 min read

What Matters

We may not find ourselves in a physical prison, but certainly many have found themselves bound mentally, emotionally, and spiritually.

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