The Miracle in Me

(if God can change a wretch like me, then surely He could calm a troubled sea.) (if God from proud to meek can make, then wine from wate...

the fragrance of the Gospel

The feast was going well, just as Simon had planned it. Jesus of Nazareth, the famed Healer and Teacher, was staying in the town of Bethan...

Restaurant Wallpaper, Sidewalk Friend

 To the couple hunched over minestrone and penne, leaning close in the corner booth, the crowd of the restaurant is wallpaper. background. ...

Blessed in Your Emptiness

Maybe you've had a hard week.  Your spirit feels worn out and overspent.  (Blessed are the poor in spirit.) Perhaps behind that ...

My Thirtieth, Intentional Year

This week I turned 29. ...  (I'll pause while you sing me Happy Birthday.)  ... The 366 days that I lived as a 28-year-old were ki...

me thinking about the church. part 4.

During my time in Seminary, I felt ever more keenly the great weaknesses of the church: our apathy and worldliness, our troubles and tensio...

$$$

I'm so broke, you guys. I'm trying to figure out how to make money since I'm about maxed out with the number of hours I'm w...

beneath the shadow

We've labeled one day in the year "Easter" and on it we remember the resurrection of Christ from the darkness of the gr...

Ah, this violet.

To pluck it is a pity,  To leave it is a pity,  Ah, this violet.  [Naojo] // this sums up my life right now. 

autopsies and exegesis

When our religious discussion become autopsies of our denominational history or exercises in microscopic exegesis of Ellen White's view...

Keep Calm & Carry On

In 1939 the British government commissioned three posters to be used to boost morale during the dark days of World War II. The first ...

those who will stand for the right

“…those who will stand for the right, though the heavens fall.” a noble calling, for sure. but I wonder if it might actually be easier to ...
 

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