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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Beginning Again: Revelation, Resistance, and the Journey of Listening
Revelation has always been my favorite book of the Bible—a story of hope and healing. This summer, I’m reading Brian K. Blount’s Can I Get a Witness? to listen deeply to the Black church’s…
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Litany of Returning to Mercy: A Day of Honest Repentance
After a day of falling short in love, I returned to Christ through honest confession and prayer. This post offers a reflection on the Incarnation, the dignity of others, and a Litany of Returning…
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Gratitude or Pride? A Reflection on Success and Humility
I have been celebrating a season of joyful milestones, but in the quiet of prayer, I find myself wondering whether I am being perceived as prideful. This reflection explores that tension through the lens…
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The First Step: Teaching as Ministry
As I begin my first solo teaching role at Felician University, I pause to give thanks to God for this sacred opportunity. Teaching Adolescent Psychology is more than a professional milestone—it is a call…
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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…
Under the Fig Tree 