Easter Is for Me
On Easter morning, I woke up with my thoughts and emotions churning. I was worried that my Easter baskets wouldn’t thrill the kids. I was spinning from a conversation with…
Lenten Reflection | Psalm 130
This week I’m offering some thoughts on waiting from Psalm 130. We are all waiting for something—whether it is with hopeful expectation, dread, or contentment. My question to myself lately…
Christ Dying With Us on Good Friday
“I have been crucified with Christ, and I no longer live” (Galatians 2:20). I think I’m supposed to be encouraged by these words of Paul. But if I’m honest, I’ve…
Love Demands Creativity
“Love demands creativity” --Makoto Fujimura, Art+Faith: A Theology of Making, p. 63 // Love always generates. Always pours forth. Always emanates in abundance. This love originates not in us, but in…
S4 E11 | Making Art in a Broken World with Makoto Fujimura
What is the role of art in bringing hope and healing to the fractures of our world? Makoto Fujimura, a leading contemporary artist and the author of Art+Faith, talks with…
Fasting and Justice
We are nearing the end of the season of Lent, this time of intentional fasting within the Christian tradition. I’ve been fasting from chocolate-covered almonds, which seems almost farcical when…
Lenten Reflection | Psalm 22
What does it mean for God to be with us? For God to slow down, enter into our pain and suffering, enter into our whole lives, so that we can…
Emotionally Healthy Spirituality and My Feelings
I’ve been reading Emotionally Healthy Spirituality by Pete Scazzero, and wow is it helpful. I’ve known for a long time that I have trouble feeling my feelings as feelings. That…
S4 E10 | Why Christians Should Welcome Immigrants with Briana Stensrud
How should Christians welcome immigrants and respond to the divisiveness surrounding immigration policies in the United States? Briana Stensrud, director of Women of Welcome, talks with Amy Julia about her…
Fasting from Busyness (Waiting for God)
I don’t like waiting. I don’t like waiting in line. I don’t like waiting for the water to boil in the tea kettle in the morning. I don’t like waiting…
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