You have to return to the tomb to experience resurrection. Return to the place where once you knew without doubt all hope was gone, the last dying gasp of breath expelled. Then silence, stillness and the great tearing open of sky and earth. The first sign...
I’m preaching on a difficult passage of scripture this Sunday, one I would not have chosen. This rough poem arrived mid-week as I found myself wrestling the text. Frustrated, I stopped to reflect on what I was doing and found myself invited to let...
(I am behind this week, friends. So here is a poem I shared in my newsletter last week. Check back last in the week for a new post and while you’re here, sign up for my newsletter to receive more exclusive content during Advent and beyond.) . ....
The Sleeping Disciples by Henry Ossawa Tanner I slept but my heart was awake. Listen! My beloved is knocking. Song of Solomon 5:2 Besides this, you know what time it is, how it is now the moment for you to wake from sleep. For salvation is nearer to...
In early November a dear friend mentioned her desire to offer a pre-advent Advent retreat, she even had a title picked out, “The Edge of Advent.” She wanted to offer a space for people to prepare for the season, to stand on its edge and determine...
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