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Who have we discounted?
Today's Readings In the readings for today, we see stories of people who have been discounted. In the first reading, Samuel is sent by...
Kelly Sankowski
Mar 19, 20233 min read


Softening and Strengthening a Heart
Today's Readings My chest tightened, my breath got short, and my heart rate skyrocketed; it felt like our toddler was sitting on me. “Is...

Mary Beth Keenan
Mar 12, 20232 min read


Transfiguraiton in an Over-Stimulated World
Today's Readings This Sunday is the second Sunday of Lent. We get to enjoy the bewildering story of the transfiguration of Jesus on Mount...

Erika Tate
Mar 5, 20233 min read


Encountering Jesus in the Desert
Today's Readings Today is the first Sunday of Lent. Living in the Midwest, I appreciate how the Lenten season corresponds with the end of...
Katie McKeon
Feb 26, 20233 min read


I Am a Church
Today's Readings What is your favorite church? What type of beautiful sanctuary lifts your soul to the beauty of God? What physical space...

Mary Beth Keenan
Feb 19, 20232 min read


The Space Between
Today's Readings If I’m honest, when I first read today’s collection of Scripture, I felt pretty overwhelmed. There are so many stark...

Laura G. Hancock
Feb 12, 20233 min read


Putting in the Work
Today's Readings For a short Gospel reading, we have quite a few metaphors explaining who we are meant to be as disciples of Christ....

Sara Ann Conneely
Feb 5, 20232 min read


God of the Upside Down
Today's Readings When was the last time you looked at something upside down? If I’m being honest, for me it was probably checking the...

Catherine Sullivan
Jan 29, 20232 min read


Fear and Light
Today's Readings “The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; upon those who dwelt in the land of gloom a light has shone....

Jenny Snarski
Jan 22, 20233 min read


Here I am, I (sorta) come to do Your will
Today's Readings I don’t know about you friend, but I find waiting to be such a difficult task sometimes. And yet, waiting is one of the...

Patty Breen
Jan 15, 20232 min read


The Particular Mystery of Epiphany
Today's Readings I used to sit under the stars at night with my dad. Growing up, there was a beautiful expanse of sky that opened to us...

Laura G. Hancock
Jan 8, 20233 min read


Never the Same Again
Today's Readings My first child, Matthew, was born 2 days before Thanksgiving 1989. I had no idea what I was doing. The physical,...

Susan Amann
Jan 1, 20233 min read


A Blessed Christmas
May today be what it was meant to be, a gift. Today we celebrate, as plenty of hymns, carols, and even songs on the radio remind us, the...

Jennifer Delvaux
Dec 25, 20222 min read


Emmanuel
Today's Readings Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and they shall name him Emmanuel, which means "God is with us." Every...

Kate Wolbert
Dec 18, 20223 min read


For this Baby, We Have Rejoiced!
Today's Readings Christmas was always a big deal in my family growing up. Our house was decked out from top to bottom, inside and out,...

Jessica Grima Jewett
Dec 11, 20222 min read


Preparing
Today's Readings We are often told we need to always be prepared. Whether that is for a work meeting, a presentation we are giving for...

Kathleen O'Brien
Dec 4, 20221 min read


Waiting in the Dark
Today's Readings I can safely say patience is not my strength. Just yesterday morning, I had one of those blow up moments as a parent...

Rachel Conrad Carlson
Nov 27, 20223 min read


Christ the King
Today's Readings Some Protestants may “vet” the local branch of their church before joining. They go to some services, check out the...

Sue Delvaux
Nov 20, 20221 min read


Our Way to Joy
Today's Readings It took me a few rounds with the readings today. They just weren’t landing on my heart the way I hope Scripture always...

Ellen Romer Niemiec
Nov 13, 20222 min read


Choosing to Love
Today's Readings We are grains in a balance. Drops of morning dew. We are small and miniscule, each of us one of an infinite number. As...

Ellen Romer Niemiec
Oct 30, 20222 min read
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