Two Easter Questions

In the many ways your life and my life has changed and is different from last Easter, for good or for bad (or a mix of both), the story is still true! Regardless of who you are, what you’ve done, or left undone, Easter is still happening. The story was true yesterday, it is true today, and it will be true tomorrow. And while it may take months or even years for resurrection to free us, the promise of today is that God never leaves anyone in the darkness of the tomb. The stones of our lives are being rolled back, the tombs are being emptied, and the messenger is proclaiming the good news, “He has been raised; he is not here.” … More Two Easter Questions

The Wilderness of Our Identity

Our Lent has begun! On the journey, I pray that we may know the company of Jesus, and enter with courage the wilderness before us. May our time testing among the wild beasts teach us our true identity as precious children of God. Then, when the angels in all their sweet and secret guises whisper the name “beloved” into our ears, may we listen and believe. … More The Wilderness of Our Identity

A Present Tense Advent: Anticipating God in the Here and Now

The traditions that shape this season are likely to be different this year. But maybe we can use the change to enter into a present-tense Advent. As Advent invites us to keep watch for God, we are invited this year to look for Christ in unexpected places with hope-filled eyes. … More A Present Tense Advent: Anticipating God in the Here and Now