Pause+Pray
One Cloth, Many Colors
We humans make a big deal about our differences. From favorite colors to choice of religion (or not at all), we tend to set ourselves up in a wide variety of groups. Unfortunately, this can easily lead to one group treating another as less than human, as we’ve seen time and again throughout history.
Gather the Fragments
After he feeds the 5,000, Jesus tells his disciples to gather up the fragments so nothing is wasted. Isn't that how God works in our lives, too?
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Winning Back the Darkness
I wonder if there’s an invitation from our Creator in these days of dwindling light to not only tolerate the dark, but to embrace it, to find a kind of peace there.
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Holding Joy and Sorrow Together
Joy and sorrow often walk hand-in-hand. Grief doesn’t cancel out gladness. We might be tempted to ignore the pain, but in our sadness we can discover God’s grace
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Outgoing Calls
I stood on the dock of a frozen pond, and the ice began making echoing, eerie noises as it shifted. I was suddenly inspired to call one of my adult children and let them know how much I love them. ...
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The Celebration of Christmas
Christmas isn’t just a celebration of a birth, but of a new way of being. This is a day for joy: not manufactured cheer, but deep joy that says, “God is with us.” Always.
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Christmas Eve: A Holy Pause
Before the angels sing, before the shepherds kneel, there is silence. Christmas Eve invites us to stop and breathe in the holy stillness.
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