Ellen Romer Niemiec
We Can Hold Both
Today's Readings As a woman in my mid-thirties, I am surrounded by friendships with women who are at all different places when it comes...
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Katie Davis-Crowder
Jun 5, 20223 min read
Women, Earth, and Creator Spirit
Today's Readings Today we celebrate Pentecost, when the breath of the Spirit flowed through Jesus’ friends and empowered them to bring...
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Jessica Grima Jewett
May 29, 20222 min read
A Letter to a Hurting World
Today's Readings As I sit here writing this devotion for the 7th Sunday of Easter, my heart is again troubled as our world suffers at the...
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Jane Aseltyne
May 22, 20222 min read
Where Is Our Hope?
Today's Readings My head and heart are heavy as I sit down to write this reflection. In the past week, there has been another mass...
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Caroline Head
May 15, 20222 min read
Joy to the World
Today's Readings Jesus never promised that it would be easy to follow His commandments. In fact, a brief glance at the first reading for...
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Kathleen O'Brien
May 8, 20221 min read
Self-Righteous Sheep
Today's Readings In today’s Gospel, we see Jesus’ followers being referred to as sheep. Christians are used to this kind of biblical...
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Rakhi McCormick
May 1, 20223 min read
Do You Love Me?
The Gospel for today is packed with such rich imagery. From Peter leaping out of the boat into the sea to run to Jesus on the shore, to...
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Jennifer Delvaux
Apr 24, 20222 min read
Are We an Easter People?
Today’s Readings I have a deep and abiding love of color coding. Well, any sort of organization, but especially that which allows me to...
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Katie Davis-Crowder
Apr 17, 20223 min read
Jesus Who Sees Me
Today's Readings One of the greatest joys of my life has been ministering with God’s people. From Philadelphia and D.C. to Houston and...
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Susan Amann
Apr 15, 20222 min read
Heart Journey
Today's Readings “Crucify him! Crucify him!” When I was young, I attended Catholic grade school in Chicago. For the most part, I really...
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Patty Breen
Apr 10, 20222 min read
Enter into the Mystery
Today's Readings I got my love of reading from my mom. Growing up each night before bed, we would read together. Usually for about 30...
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Caroline Head
Apr 3, 20222 min read
Seek the Joy in the Desert
Today's Readings Our world feels broken. The brokenness across the globe - the weight of the pandemic, of increasing prices, war across...
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Ellen Romer Niemiec
Mar 27, 20222 min read
Giving Up Manna
Today's Readings I wonder what manna tastes like. Did it start off as deeply satisfying, as if nothing could ever taste as good? How...
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Rachel Conrad Carlson
Mar 20, 20223 min read
In Ash and Flame
Today's Readings I have vivid memories of hearing the story of Moses and the burning bush as a child. I always pictured this green bush...
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Patty Breen
Mar 13, 20223 min read
Confessions of Former "Live for the Next Spiritual High" Type Christian
Today's Readings When I was a youth minister, one of my favorite things was to take and lead teens on meaningful retreat experiences. We...
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Katie Davis-Crowder
Mar 6, 20224 min read
Desert Days
Today's Readings I can still picture them in the front row of the second-floor theater - the simple blackbox space of the local community...
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Jessica Curbis
Feb 27, 20222 min read
Where Are the Beams
Today's Readings Jesus often strikes me as someone with a flair for the dramatics. I always enjoy the way Jesus uses extravagant...
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Caroline Head
Feb 20, 20222 min read
The Golden Rule
Today's Reading Treat others the way you want to be treated. These words, a common refrain from parents and teachers of young children,...
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Rakhi McCormick
Feb 13, 20222 min read
Blessed Are You, My Galentine!
Today's Readings This week, we encounter Luke’s shorter version of the Beatitudes. Here, we find ourselves “hashtag blessed,” though, not...
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Rose Miola
Jan 30, 20222 min read
Soaking Up Love
Today's Readings This week has the most popular scripture passage for weddings! “Love is patient, love is kind, it is not jealous, it is...
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