Looking down to look up: the gift of Lent
Sometimes you can only look down. But even that can help you see up. She smiles straight into my eyes as she touches the cross-shaped ash onto my forehead, one…
How a big toe helps write a book
I’ve been studying the passage and writing the study on and off for four years now, and I keep being surprised by the new layers in it. I guess sometimes…
For you who are highly favored. . .
“Greetings, you who are highly favored; the Lord is with you.” The words aren’t just for Mary. That same Greek verb which means “to highly favor” is used just one…