“I gave them my sabbaths, as a sign between me and them, so that they might know that I the Lord sanctify them.” (Ezekiel 20:12) I’m terrible at rest. Like, really, really bad. I know that God instituted the sabbath for a reason. I know that Jesus took time out
“You have made us for yourself, O Lord, and our heart is restless until it rests in you.” ~St Augustine of Hippo, Confessions One of the things I love about being part of the human race is that God has created each of us to be uniquely different. We each
Do not fear, for I am with you, do not be afraid, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my victorious right hand. (Isaiah 41:10) After 4 years of seeing many doctors and having WAY too many medical tests
And [Jesus] said to them, “Take care! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of possessions. (Luke 12:15) The beginning of this weekend was marked by beautiful weather– which only partly made up for the intense winter we’ve had
“I do not understand my own actions. For I do not do what I want, but I do the very thing I hate… For I do not do the good I want, but the evil I do not want is what I do.” (Romans 7:15,19) So one of the TV
My husband Will and I just got back from a weekend in Chicago, where we hung out with friends, saw the city from 103 floors up, froze our faces off while staring at The Bean– and we got to see Hamilton, the musical! This trip was brought to you by…
Well everyone, it has been a week. We had our Preaching with Power annual week-long event at the seminary, which I’ve decided is basically Holy Week for seminary Admissions staff. And some big things went down at the seminary, which I won’t get into here. So just work alone was
Let us therefore approach the throne of grace with boldness, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need. (Hebrews 4:16) The seminary that I work for, United Lutheran Seminary (ULS), has been going through a time of turmoil. Many people have many different
I am excited to share with you all an article I wrote for BoldCafe about the connections between minimalism, Christianity, and the Church season of Lent! It also includes discussion/thinking questions and a closing prayer. Here’s the two sentence promo they wrote for the article: “Does having stuff distract us
And Jesus said to him, “Foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have nests; but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head.” (Luke 9:57) This past weekend, my husband Will and I spent almost two full days (well, the waking hours of two days) looking