Philippians 3:17-4:1 “Join in imitating me, and observe those who live according to the example you have in us.” We bragged about what we had given up for Lent: soda, sweets, and television were the primary things we had decided to forgo. Our reasons why were a bit cloudy. Some of my fellow classmates cited … Continue reading Repentance: A Shift from Sacrifice to Love
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Fasting & Prayer: The Space to Thrive
Joel 2:1-2; Matthew 6:9-13 We fear darkness. We fill our homes with lamps and candles and bright beams outside our doors. We keep our eyes on our screens, brightly animated and full of entertainment. We fear hunger, our purses stocked with little bags of trail mix and granola, our desk drawers offering chocolates for the … Continue reading Fasting & Prayer: The Space to Thrive
The Swelling Tide, Part 2
It’s that terrible scene that you’ve seen too many times – on television, in the newspaper, on the front cover of Time Magazine, in your nightmares, on slideshows at presentations – being shown suddenly, unexpectedly, shockingly. It’s the name of your high school – where you were on the colorguard, where you developed a love … Continue reading The Swelling Tide, Part 2
The Swelling Tide: Part 1
I sat on the edge of my bed, sobbing as my boombox’s radio filled my room with Sarah Machlachlan’s “Angel.” Less than a week ago I had danced to this song with my winter guard. Today, it was being played in honor of the 12 students and 1 teacher who were murdered at our high … Continue reading The Swelling Tide: Part 1
Where God Lives
We were driving into Denver for Christmas and we arrived, just as the sun was beginning to set, at the part of I-76 where you first see the mountains. We were stuck in traffic, but the show couldn’t have been more glorious. After four months of being spoiled by Iowa sunsets, it was still revelatory … Continue reading Where God Lives
You Gotta Do It Anyway
I was terrified when I decided I was ready to have a baby. For the years leading up to my pregnancy, I was convinced that I never wanted to be a mother. I didn’t want to deal with everything that surrounded motherhood, and I certainly didn’t want any children. And yet. My heart (HORMONES) started … Continue reading You Gotta Do It Anyway
How Very Young and Nervous
I mentioned last week that I'm not much of a Bible person, and it's true. It creates some challenges as a seminarian who is tasked with reading, analyzing, and thinking critically about the Bible. A good number of my issues with the Bible stem from the two years I spent in a Charismatic Christian school … Continue reading How Very Young and Nervous
In the Beginning
I’ve never been a Bible “person”. I had to memorize the order of the books in the Bible when I was 13 and attending a small (very small) Christian school (math class was in the storage closet! You could only access the Spanish classroom by walking through the English classroom!). I also had to memorize … Continue reading In the Beginning