Everyone has beginning stories—stories of birth, stories of firsts, stories of momentous events that sparked new life and new directions. We can notice our beginning stories. We can notice our community’s...

Let’s review. This call to share good news far and wide is rooted in generations upon generations of prophets, supported by sacred texts and authoritative interpretations. This good news is deeply...

Get me through this and I’ll learn. I promise. I’ll never turn away again. Notice the pleading, calculations, and desperation. When have you scraped through, running on fumes, promising that this...

Today’s text cries for deep, sustaining relief in a long season of loss. Such relief allows for more than one deep breath; it calls for a snack and a restorative nap...

In the search for deep knowledge, you’ll notice signs and wonders if you know how to look. Look closer! In this expectant season, we are called to linger in noticing, to...

God has been speaking. God is still speaking. Are the people listening? Are you listening? God has been sending signs. God is still sending signs. Are the people noticing them? Are...

I grew up in South Korea with my grandparents who had a homestead and some land to garden. Each season, my grandmother transplanted little sprouts she purchased from the local nursery,...

Mary became a mother out of wedlock as a teenage girl from a small town called Galilee. She probably felt pressure from every direction, so much so that she left her...

We have thus far meditated on the kingdom of heaven that builds “the way,” that frees the oppressed, heals the sick, and brings good news to the poor. Many times we...

We may read this text and wonder if John the Baptist is not as great as we think he was. After all, Jesus says that “the least in the kingdom of...