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As I sat down in worship this morning, I was almost immediately engulfed in grief and fear – the feelings I’ve been …

Oh God, Many, many of us are heartbroken today. Heartbroken, angry, grieving, shell-shocked. Overwhelmed with pain, some of us. Overwhelmed. Help us …

“For what will it profit them to gain the whole world and forfeit their life? Indeed, what can they give in return for …

I have a confession: I almost always feel way too overwhelmed by the gross injustice and oppression in the world, to the …

A blog post written for the Interfaith Coalition for Worker Justice in Madison, WI.  

During these liminal days, we wander through the desert, the wilderness, the dregs of winter, longing for… something. Spring. Renewal. Dare we …

What is your experience with suffering in your walk with God? Are there times when suffering has challenged your faith and your …

When I saw the book Adventures in Soulmaking by Troy Caldwell, M.D., and read the description, I got excited. A book combining …

Holy and Eternal God You complete us. You call us into being Tend to us in our anguish Urge us into action …

All our days, We lean toward home Not knowing where or what home is, Exactly. All our days, We lean toward You …

The invitation is to turn toward God. Whether you are with others or alone, to enter into the silence and solitude of …

Jesus ~ Yeshua ~ Friend Your resurrection is an Amazing Startling Terrifying Wondrous Disruption of our existence. How is it that for …

Be silent before the Lord GOD! For the day of the LORD is at hand; the LORD has prepared a sacrifice, he …

This legacy – Suffering. Yes, anguish. A yoke of despair. Is it of any consequence As some proclaim? As some insist? Or …

If, as Herod, we fill our lives with things, and again with things, if we consider ourselves so unimportant that we must …

“Love your enemies,” Jesus says. But how? What does it mean to love those who hurt us? And it seems to me, …

Now when Jesus came into the district of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, ‘Who do people say that the Son of …

Psalm 148 Praise the Blessed One! Give praise from the heavens,             and from the ends of                         the earth! Give praise …

Praise the Lord! Praise the Lord from the heavens; praise him in the heights! Praise him, all his angels; praise him, all his host! Praise …

What then are we to say? Should we continue in sin in order that grace may abound? By no means! How can we …

I wonder if there is a way to envision and experience life with God without at least some sense of journey. Some …

“You have formed us for Yourself, and our hearts are restless till they find rest in You.” ~ St. Augustine The next …

The water seeps through the rock, coming from within, or so it seems. The day is dry, cool, crisp. Yet the rock …

In this season of resurrection, I have been wondering what it means to live the resurrected life. It is what we are …

“But during the night, the angel of the Lord opened the doors of the prison, led them out, and said, ‘Go and …

I, along with countless others, am deeply grieved by the shootings at a Jewish community center and a Jewish assisted living facility …

  “Peter began to say to him, ‘Look, we have left everything and followed you.’ Jesus said, ‘Truly I tell you, there …

by Mary Kay Glazer My goal in life is to be perfect. Or, maybe not so much my goal, since that implies …