Dig Deeper into Sunday’s Gospel: Read Luke 12:13–21
Empty suitcases, Christmas decorations, golf clubs, youth sports trophies, stuffed animals, VHS cassette tapes, photo albums, baking sheets, art supplies, wrapping paper, Easter baskets, garbage bags stuffed with clothing donations: you name it, it’s in my downstairs closet. [...]
Dig Deeper into Sunday’s Gospel: Read Luke 10:25–37
“I can’t talk now, I am integrating chickens.”
Add this to my list of “texts I never thought I’d send.” When the recipient shared that she had no idea what I was talking about, I explained that we were introducing our new flock of chickens to the old and that this required constant supervision because, [...]
Dig Deeper into Sunday’s Gospel: Read Luke 24:46–53
Jesus disappointed me. I asked Him to do one thing—just one! And did He do it? Nope! In fact, He did the opposite. I thought He was trustworthy, a God who kept His promises. I was beginning to have my doubts. [...]
Dig Deeper into Sunday’s Gospel: Read John 10:27–30
Have you ever been paralyzed by fear? In a season of panic and confusion, when everything was spinning out of control, I sought help from a friend, who assured me: “You are safe. It’s in God’s hands.”
I wanted to punch her. [...]
Dig Deeper into Sunday’s Gospel: Read John 20:1–9
My son is in the restoration business. His gift is seeking out worn, torn, and thrown-away luxury bags, wallets, and clutches. Seeing the potential, he upcycles and repurposes the leather with patience and precision, restoring its value and bringing it back to life. [...]
Dig Deeper into Sunday’s Gospel: Read Luke 15:1–3,11–32
I keep hearing the thought that I need to make a “general confession.” And I don’t like it.
A general confession is when you make an appointment to confess all the sins of your life instead of just those committed since your last confession. [...]
Dig Deeper into Sunday’s Gospel: Read Luke 4:1–13
For most of my life, Lent meant praying the stations of the cross, giving something up, and throwing loose change in a box for the poor. All good things, yet nothing more than outward gestures that produced little interior transformation. [...]
“Would you have done anything different, if you had the chance to undo your regrets?” So begins the book The Midnight Library by Matt Haig, a story of a young woman who finds herself in a library between life and death. Each book on the shelf provides a chance to go back and see how different choices would change her life. [...]
Dig Deeper into Sunday’s Gospel: Read Luke 6:17,20–26
I gave up coffee for Lent—not last Lent, but this upcoming Lent. I went from drinking two pots a day to nothing—zero cups. I’m already in week three of my coffee fast and have no plans to return. [...]
Dig Deeper into Sunday’s Gospel: Read Luke 2:22–40
It's easy to be drawn to Simeon in this week’s Sunday gospel reading.
He rightly receives due attention. Simeon’s canticle of praise, as he witnesses the Christ Child presented at the temple, expressed his profound gratitude for having lived long enough to behold his Savior. [...]
