Ears to Hear: A Litany for Listening One to the Other
I am a person of strong conviction and intense moral righteousness. I have a lot of… Read More
Today's Disciplines Devotion
If you have trouble appreciating this parable in which everybody behaves badly toward everybody else, you’re not alone. The interaction between the two groups of bridesmaids reads like a scene from...
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John shares his powerful vision and paints a picture for us of a new heaven and a new earth, where God will dwell among us close enough to wipe away our...
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I love stepping into my backyard in my bare feet at night, walking through the grass and catching a glimpse of the moon through the branches of the large tree that...
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In my work, I help trauma survivors experience healing. Sometimes after experiencing a trauma, a client feels ‘unclean’ and undeserving of positive life experiences, limiting themselves and keeping their world small....
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I spent much of my early adult life striving for degrees, accomplishments, praise, and approval from others. Though I followed my passions and genuinely loved many of my pursuits, my sense...
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During my graduate training to become a licensed psychologist, I learned early on the importance of starting with a curious, loving stance with my clients. As budding therapists, my classmates and...
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We end the week as we began it: with the lyrical stanzas of Psalm 23. Though its cadences are often set to music, many of us speak of this psalm with...
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A challenge of John’s Gospel is the phrase “the Jews” to describe Jesus’ detractors. Many scholars believe John intended to refer to the religious leadership of Jesus’ time, since Jesus and...
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John’s triumphant victory song defies words to fully express its power. Consider listening today to any musical interpretation of “Worthy is the Lamb that was slain.” My favorite is from G....
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Eighty years ago today World War II ended in Europe. As I am writing this in early 2024, the Russian invasion of Ukraine nears its two-year mark, the 2023 Sudanese war...
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With apologies to William Shakespeare, a gazelle by any other name is still a gazelle. Tabitha is Aramaic for a female gazelle. Perhaps, like my almost-six-year-old granddaughter Eva, Tabitha was a...
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