Finding Hope in Seasons Of Emptiness
As much as we might wish it otherwise, seasons of emptiness are a part of life in this world. And so, in a time of finding myself empty and without…
When Ash Wednesday and Valentine’s Day Coincide
Next week, for the first time since 1945, Ash Wednesday and Valentine’s Day will fall on the same day. The juxtaposition feels appropriate to me. But before I say more,…
The Unexpected Good News in Advent’s Groaning
“It’s the time of year when everything gets a glow-up: the candles come out, the twinkly lights go up, we deck our ordinary lives with tinsel and sparkle and evergreen.…