The Practice of Belonging
The eternal words of the late Archbishop Desmond Tutu really help me with both the Read More
Today's Disciplines Devotion
The earlier verses of Psalm 13 are both a prayer of complaint on the part of the psalmist as well as a prayer pleading for deliverance. But the prayer is formed...
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Gratitude is at the center of sacrifices that are pleasing to God. Of equal importance is how we express that gratitude in the world. The book of Isaiah begins much like...
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As we sacrifice certainty and attempt to discern God’s will for us and our communities, how do we know we are on the right track? How can we rest assured that...
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I recently attended an intergenerational conversation between the women of a Catholic religious Order and young spiritual seekers. The community is called Nuns & Nones, and it seeks to foster relationships...
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We are not the first, nor the last generation, called to sacrifice certainty. Growing up, I remember hearing family stories around the dinner table of ancestors who risked their lives in...
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These days there seems to be very little of which we can be certain. The past several years saw a global pandemic take the lives of millions of beloved brothers, sisters,...
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This is one of my favorite Gospel stories. In one stroke, Luke challenges both the multi-billion dollar retirement industry and the personal storage shed industry! We spend much time and energy...
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The scripture passages for these final two days discuss our response to the reality that God is enough. If God’s presence, care, generosity, and life-giving Spirit are enough to sustain our...
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A friend of mine was worried about his grandmother because she was living alone in their old family house in Mississippi. He called her and told her of his concern. She...
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The final verse of today’s psalm invokes Wisdom: “Let those who are wise give heed to these things.” This is a nod to the biblical Wisdom tradition that focuses on how...
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When we assert that God is enough, we should not slip into a spiritualized fantasy that dismisses the real challenges of life. These six verses of the psalm extol the blessings...
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