Deepening Your Spiritual Journey
Explore reflections that inspire growth, challenge your beliefs, and connect you more profoundly with your faith community.
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Called by Name: Learning to Love Like Mary of Magdala
On the feast of St. Mary Magdalene, I reflect on how her unwavering love for Jesus mirrors the patient, enduring love described in 1 Corinthians 13. In the struggle between grace and sin, her…
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Amos Prophesied to the 21st Century
After hearing Amos 8 in church today, I couldn’t shake the feeling that the prophet was speaking directly to our world. His warnings are not relics of the past. They are alive and urgent.…
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When God Feels Far Away: A Reflection on Psalms 42 and 43
When God feels far away, Psalms 42 and 43 give voice to our longing. In this reflection, I share how these scriptures comforted me during my mother’s death from COVID and how they continue…
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Faith That Sings: Meditating on “No Fear” and “I Believe It” by Jon Reddick
Jon Reddick’s worship music doesn’t just inspire—it teaches us how to pray, proclaim, and believe. His songs “No Fear” and “I Believe It” invite us to trust in the power of Jesus’ name and…
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El-roi: The God Who Sees Me
When the world shames me, I remember that El-roi—the God who sees—has never looked away. In Isaiah 43, God says, “You are precious in my sight, and honored, and I love you.” And in…
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Bless the Lord, O My Soul
We often begin prayer by asking—but the ancient way begins with blessing. Drawing from scripture, liturgy, and personal practice, this reflection explores how blessing God helps us remember who God is and who we…
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What Paul Saw—And What He Couldn’t Have Seen
Paul never saw a Christ-centered, monogamous same-sex marriage—but we have. When we judge based on Romans 1 alone, we miss the heart of the Gospel: that all have sinned, all need grace, and love…
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Take the Church Out of Politics
Churches are called to speak prophetically into public life—but endorsing political candidates risks dividing the body of Christ and confusing the Gospel with partisan power. It’s time to reclaim the pulpit for evangelism, not…
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Let Those Who Have Ears Hear
After a heated online thread was removed, I was reminded why I write: to ask hard questions in love, to speak truth with tenderness, and to hold space for those wounded by bad theology.…
Under the Fig Tree 