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Hope * An Advent Reflection

12/04/2019

“Many of our deepest desires are not so easily attained.” * An Advent reflection on hope by Daryl Ellis … More Hope * An Advent Reflection

Fragility * An Advent Reflection

12/03/2019

“But peace is waiting on the other side of all this turmoil.” An Advent Reflection on Fragility by Steve Austin … More Fragility * An Advent Reflection

We Follow Through Our Fears

11/14/2019

Only two weeks into the kindergarten school year everything was going beautifully. Until a classmate told my son he was going to bring a gun. … More We Follow Through Our Fears

Signs of Life: Resurrecting Hope Out of Ordinary Losses

10/24/2019

Brilliant pastor Stephanie Lobdell has written her first book. It will be the first of many, I have no doubt, because she writes with eloquence and grace, as one who has both traveled a difficult road and found God faithful in surprising ways along the journey. Signs of Life: Resurrecting Hope Out of Ordinary Losses … More Signs of Life: Resurrecting Hope Out of Ordinary Losses

In the Thick Darkness * 10 Minute Devotional

09/17/2019

Where is God when darkness descends? … More In the Thick Darkness * 10 Minute Devotional

5 Good Reads for Holy Week

04/15/2019

Looking for some food for thought this Holy Week? Check out these five good reads. (And don’t look now, but these are all written by women. Brilliant, theologically minded women. Pretty sure Jesus is smiling about that one.) Fleming Rutledge’s “Redeemed by Death and Resurrection,” an excerpt from her book, The Crucifixion. “A declaration of amnesty … More 5 Good Reads for Holy Week