The office in my high school was on the first floor, in the center of the building.
Still
This devotional column offers food for reflection and contemplation, often including a personal experience of God’s grace in unexpected corners.
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This Easter, as they have for nearly 2,000 years, Christians will celebrate Jesus’ resurrection from the tomb.
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I’m visiting a dank, dusty hallway in the basement of our house. I don’t go there often, and the lighting is poor.
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Dear friends, I’ve found something important that I believe we need to approach with careful pastoral discernment.
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I can feel January coming —feel it in my soul.
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A few years ago I was driving along, daydreaming and only half listening to Garrison Keillor’s “Writer’s Almanac”
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C. S. Lewis taught many people many things, but he couldn’t teach his own dog to fetch a bone.
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An astute third-grader once asked me, “Do you ever wonder if life is real?
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Have you ever written a spiritual autobiography? You know, a story about your own faith journey.
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Body and soul stretching,
creating space,
groaning,
tearing.
Life from life,
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I’ve been following the process of Mother Teresa’s journey to official sainthood with interest.
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The most refreshing change I’ve made in my Bible reading has been to learn how to pray Scripture contemplatively.
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When people have prayed in a place continually for a thousand years, the place itself takes on the spirit of prayer,” the guide tol
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It feels good to sit and relax after a busy day or after the kids have left for school.
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HEALTH ALERT: Your physical and emotional well-being—and maybe even your very survival—depends on your obedience to the nat
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One of my great joys of the Advent season is to bring up my large box of Christmas decorations from the basement.