Two sisters, whom Jesus loves, send word and beg Him to hurry their way. Lazarus grows ill and soon may breathe his last. Despite the urgency, time still runs in […]
Bread of Life
March 22, 2023 by
Bread is a daily delight, a culinary pleasure awaiting each bite. A basic part of our everyday nourishment, its goodness fills our bellies and warms our hearts. Oven-fresh bread takes […]
Ephesians 5:8-14: From Shadowed Unbelief into the Clarity of Truth
March 19, 2023 by
“What is truth?” someone scorned Jesus hours before His crucifixion. Our Lord recognized the Roman Governor came to “bear witness to the truth,” but further taught, “everyone who is of […]
Light Shining in the Darkness
March 19, 2023 by
God’s first creation is light. God spoke and light, at once, shone into the black empty void (Genesis 1:2). After, He separated the light from the darkness, marking days and […]
Romans 5:1-8: Requiescat in Pace
March 12, 2023 by
The grass is soft and unstirring, a soundless bed of sorrowful green. Etched on headstones in this old cemetery is “RIP,” an homage to the Latin phrase, “requiescat in pace.” […]
Water Gives Life
March 9, 2023 by
Water is vital to sustaining life, second only to the air we breathe. This vitality-giving liquid touches our lives daily, shaped by its temperature and our needs. Without its replenishment, […]
Genesis 12:1-9: Our Hope is Abraham’s Hope
March 5, 2023 by
Father Abraham, we call him—but not so in the beginning. Long ago, God called a man, named at the time Abram, to trust beyond the stars. Beneath a starry sky […]
Salt
March 1, 2023 by
Based on Scripture, salt seasons and sweetens and preserves and keeps. Salt flavors food (Job 6:6) and prevents corruption (Leviticus 2:13, Ezekiel 43:24). Elisha once used salt to purify drinking […]
Matthew 4:1-11: The Beasts Within
February 26, 2023 by
Lent calls us to face our unrevealed and underlying selves, to stare at the creatures we dread lurking inside us. The shadows of the season cloak us again in their […]
Dust and Ashes
February 26, 2023 by
Today, we embark on a humbling journey, a 40-day pilgrimage. A stark etching of ashes darkens the landscape of our skin, severe and cross-shaped. Those ashen smears tell a tale […]
