On the other side of the cross: the grace that carries you forever
“Let grace be grace.” The invitation has wound its way through Lent, summoning me to surrender to love in all sorts of ways. But it’s in one moment on Good…
Why I mourn the cross this year—and why Jesus doesn't
Lent, and especially this week between Palm Sunday and the cross, sometimes feels to me unbearably heavy. The one I love is walking to the cross—because of my sin. How…
The too-good-to-miss news of where Jesus was born
It was two nights before Christmas and I'd slipped into my common refrain of wishing I had a better self to offer Jesus—less fearful, less selfish, better able to trust.…