Dig Deeper into Sunday’s Gospel: Read Matthew 5:1-12
“Then he isn’t safe?” said Lucy.
“Safe?” said Mr. Beaver. “Who said anything about safe? ‘Course he isn’t safe. But he’s good. He’s the King, I tell you.”[1]
These lines from C.S Lewis’ beloved book, The Lion, [...]
Dig Deeper into Sunday’s Gospel: Read Matthew 4:12–23
I was just starting to take my faith seriously in my late 20s. I joined the mom’s group at my parish so I could be encouraged (and influenced) by women who seemed to have the Catholic thing down. [...]
Dig Deeper into Sunday’s Gospel: Read John 1:29-35
We lingered, the car still running in our driveway, as I recounted to my husband and two youngest children the details of a recent trip I had taken to speak to a gathering of Walking with Purpose women in Charlotte, [...]
Dig Deeper into Sunday’s Gospel: Read Matthew 2:1–12
I’m a long-time fan of the reality show Survivor. In this physical and mental game, you leave everything to compete with strangers on an island, hoping to be the last one standing and collecting the prize of a million dollars. [...]
Dig Deeper into Sunday’s Gospel: Read Luke 2:16-21
What had started out as a smooth ride had now slowed down to an inexplicable crawl of traffic. For the first five minutes, I didn’t think much about it, but as time ticked on, I got increasingly frustrated, [...]
Dig Deeper into Sunday’s Gospel: Read John 1:1–18
Breathe in: You are here with me, God.
Breathe out: And I am here with You.
I think we all need this little 10-second break to take a breath and come into the awareness and presence of Emmanuel, [...]
Dig Deeper into Sunday’s Gospel: Read Matthew 1:18–24
The Christmas countdown is on and the days left to get everything done are in the single digits. If you’re like me, you’re probably reading this as you wait in line at the store, maybe with your Amazon app open on your phone at the same time. [...]
Dig Deeper into Sunday’s Gospel: Read Matthew 11:2–11
Do you have doubts about who Jesus really is? You aren’t alone. The very people who rubbed shoulders with Jesus did, too.
But first, as we say in the television news business, the backstory. In this week’s gospel passage from Matthew, [...]
Dig Deeper into Sunday’s Gospel: Read Matthew 3:1–12
On my daughter’s eighth birthday, we invited her entire class to our home for pizza and cake. As I blew up balloons and hung streamers, my husband’s contribution to getting the house “party ready” was deep cleaning the front hall closet just thirty minutes before our little guests arrived. [...]
Dig Deeper into Sunday’s Gospel: Read Luke 23:35–43
My approach to the annual family Christmas card photo has changed. For around twenty-five years, I accomplished the heroic feat of corralling seven children and a reluctant husband into a delightful, color-coordinated pose in front of the camera. [...]
