I’ve wondered before, how do people in vocational ministry, particularly preachers and teachers, do their work while they sin? I’ve looked at our pastor before and wondered how he is still walking, talking, reading, and writing with the constant presence of God weighting his every step. Maybe that doesn’t sound that bad – maybe that’s…
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Clothed in White
It started with an Easter dress. It ended on a cross. Growing up, Easter meant a new dress, church, and a basketful of treats. After moving out and living my own life through college and medical school, I’ve come full circle in some ways. When I got sick at 27, my parents again became my…
Hosanna
Hosanna! Hosanna in the highest! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! The crowds surging around Jesus as he rode into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday joyfully echoed the words of Psalm 118:25-26. In the ESV translation, this psalm says, Save us we pray, O Lord… Blessed is he who comes in…
The Deeper Magic
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. Have you ever asked of arguably the most well-known Bible verse, Why? Why God’s Son? Why was it necessary for God himself to step down to earth as a man? Surely,…
Before the Fire 