Category: Faith
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Pentecost: Enter the Spirit of Truth
This Sunday is Pentecost; the recounting in Scripture is succinct, the effect everlasting. It began with Jesus making a promise to His followers, conditioned on not being of the world…
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The Ministry of Motherhood: A Mother’s Day Reflection
This weekend we celebrate Mother’s Day, a time of reflection, a time for gratitude. I think about and miss my mom, God rest her soul, whose legacy is elegant in its simplicity. As I reflect on this Mother’s Day, I think not only of my mom, but those mothers I…
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Dying, Rising, Ascending – The Triple Crown of Glory
Next week is Ascension Thursday – an important commemoration in Christianity, marking Jesus’ leaving Earth and rejoining His heavenly Father. Contemplating the brutality of Jesus’ Passion and the splendor of the Resurrection, I wonder if the theological significance of the Ascension is overshadowed in its importance to the Christian promise and…
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What Do You See?
How do you know when you know someone? I don’t mean to know their name, know where they live, know what they do to make a living; not those kinds of things. Though that sort of information can be helpful – it tends to be among the first details we…
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Invoking Gratitude: “We say … thank you.”
Some of the most powerful words in any language are the words that express “thank you.” What makes them powerful is that they can transform us …
