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Come and See—An Easter Reflection

One of my favorite jewelry pieces is a cross pendant my parents gifted me for my 21st birthday. More than two decades later, I still treasure the gift. It's delicate and pretty, but I love it because it represents something intrinsically central to my faith—the cross of Calvary. As Christians, our church services and our meditations often ...

The Sound Of Stillness—A Silent Saturday Reflection

    The Sound Of Stillness   Saturday interjects a pause; Friday laments suffering Anguish and death, Sunday proclaims wonder Joy and life, Saturday stands still, but He still speaks— Even in the silence.     Saturday holds space for grief; It doesn’t hasten us to “move on.”’ It gives us permission To mourn, To doubt, To weep— Even as we wrestle.     Saturday reminds us of the truth; The God of the Sabbath Directs our hearts  To be ...

As We Enter Holy Week

At the start of the year I whispered a prayer: "God, I want to press on to take hold of that for which You took hold of me." My 'word for 2023' was not a word but a phrase—"press on" I didn’t want 2023 to pass by in a blur of busyness or the lull of ...

Living In The In-Between of Holy Saturday

The Saturday between Good Friday and Easter has always felt somewhat nondescript to me. We do nothing much in particular. I probably spend most of my time in the kitchen prepping resurrection rolls (a tradition at our house) and baking lemon meringue pies (a recent but here-to-stay dessert for Easter lunch). Holy Saturday hasn’t felt especially ...
Journeying with Jesus

Journeying with Jesus – A Lent Devotional

As I write this post in the last week of February, Russia has invaded Ukraine. Just this morning, the first reports of tanks rolling into Ukraine hit my screen. It feels surreal — how could this be happening, we ask ourselves. It feels heavy — a weight settles on our hearts when we see the brave ...
Journeying with Jesus

Journeying with Jesus – A Lent Devotional

We just celebrated Valentine’s at our house. We had family over for Asian food (side note: if you haven’t tried Burmese Khow Suey yet, I highly recommend it), and we wrapped up with lemon cheesecake. There was no chocolate, no strawberries, and no bubbly. Instead, we had our fill of noodles and fried rice - perhaps ...
MEET SUSAN

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