Dig Deeper into this Sunday’s Gospel: Read Luke 16:1–13
What’s in your Amazon cart?
For some, this is a cute and funny icebreaker question. For me? A little terrifying.
Because if one could peek into my Amazon account, I’d be found out.
Not for anything scandalous, [...]
Dig Deeper into Sunday’s Gospel: Read Luke 11:1–13
Some of my favorite memories of my children when they were toddlers were bedtime prayer time. “Okay, bedtime, prayer time!” I’d yell to get them scampering upstairs and into the bedtime routine. Baths, silliness, stories, and more silliness would often ensue. [...]
Dig Deeper into Sunday’s Gospel: Read Luke 10:38–42
“Lord, do you not care?”
I read the words that spilled out of Martha’s mouth directed toward Jesus from this week’s gospel, and within my heart, a profound understanding resonated.
Girl, preach. (That was me, not the Lord.)
If I weren’t already familiar with this passage, [...]
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 Matthew 16:13–19
Normally, at this point in the year, I don’t mind the blissful chaos of summer. I welcome the relief that comes with the ease of the season. But as I write this, I am far from relieved. I’m worn thin and worn out—not necessarily from the daily chores, [...]
Dig Deeper into Sunday’s Gospel: Read John 20:19–23
On this feast of Pentecost, we celebrate the birthday of our Church—a moment of fire and boldness, where fear gave way to proclamation, and locked doors burst open with the Spirit’s rush of movement. Yet before tongues of fire danced above the apostles' heads, [...]
Dig Deeper into this Sunday’s Gospel: Read John 20:19–31
There was a song when I was younger that stirred hearts, opinions, and—at least in my house—the rules. My parents wouldn’t let me listen to it, wouldn’t let me buy any music by the band, and would rush to change the radio station if it came on. [...]
“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. [...]
