“My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior… for he who is mighty has done great things for me, and holy is his name. Luke 1:46-47, 49 During this year’s Advent Season, I’ve worked a great deal with this scripture, Mary’s prayer called the Magnificat. When I think about this young lady confronted by an angel, Gabriel, […]

Have we become numb? Ten years ago today, a deranged shooter walked into a Connecticut school and killed 26 souls; 20 children and 6 adults. This one hit close to home for me as it happened about 30 minutes from my hometown, and one of the children killed was the daughter of a former coworker. […]

Fellow Traveler On Emmaus road Two walk, talk, and ponder faith Jesus approaches them Struck, they invite him to dine Their lives are changed forever Inspired by Luke 24:13-25, and by my walk with my beloved “J.”

I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing. By this my Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit and so prove to be my disciples. John 15:5, 8 Language lesson! This morning I focus […]

Has anybody else noticed that we are in the midst of an epidemic? This disease is spreading like wildfire! Every day, I hear of more and more cases being confirmed. And our culture has become incredibly adept at spotting the symptoms and diagnosing these cases; we do not need experts to prove it as we’ve […]

An Interest of Conflict? I was out in the car and came across a song. It is not a Christmas song, but it is undoubtedly a timely one. The song is about challenging obstacles in life, and one turn of phrase in the chorus grabbed me. One of the causes listed for these difficulties is […]

“A Blind Beggar” by The HitchHiker I was young and blind I cried to YOU for sight YOU opened my heart’s eyes I followed along YOUR path Please keep those eyes from dulling Inspired by Mark 10:46-52. Whatever happened to Bartimaeus?