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Read more about the article Lenten Reflection | Psalm 130

Lenten Reflection | Psalm 130

  • Post published:April 3, 2021
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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…

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Love Demands Creativity

  • Post published:April 1, 2021
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“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…

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Fasting and Justice

  • Post published:March 29, 2021
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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…

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Read more about the article Lenten Reflection | Psalm 22

Lenten Reflection | Psalm 22

  • Post published:March 27, 2021
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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…

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Lenten Reflection | Psalm 23

  • Post published:March 13, 2021
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What does Psalm 23 have to do with worry? I used to think I wasn’t a person who worried about much. And I didn’t worry much about external dangers—germs and…

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Read more about the article Lenten Reflection | Psalm 139

Lenten Reflection | Psalm 139

  • Post published:March 6, 2021
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Do some Bible verses sometimes feel to you like a Hallmark greeting card? Nice sentiment, but divorced from reality? This week our Lenten reflection is on Psalm 139. It’s a…

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Lenten Reflection | Psalm 51

  • Post published:February 27, 2021
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Have you ever experienced the feeling of being really really dirty and then taking a shower and being really really clean? I’ve been thinking about all the times in the…

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Read more about the article Lenten Reflection | Psalm 42

Lenten Reflection | Psalm 42

  • Post published:February 20, 2021
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When my soul is “downcast” I am not always inclined to turn towards God. If I’m honest, I’m inclined to turn towards Netflix or planning my week or chocolate-covered almonds…

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Read more about the article AJB Recommends: Resources for Lent

AJB Recommends: Resources for Lent

  • Post published:February 19, 2021
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I’m usually scrambling to get my act together when it comes to Lent. I truly appreciate this season every year when I am invited to focus my attention on the…

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Read more about the article What to Read on Holy Saturday

What to Read on Holy Saturday

  • Post published:April 11, 2020
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In the Christian tradition, today is called “Holy Saturday.” It’s a day of waiting. A day in between the horror of the crucifixion and the promise of the resurrection. It’s…

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