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Rooted by the Stream
In a very happy accident, I was assigned to write about today’s readings which just happen to include two verses from Jeremiah that I...

Rachel Conrad Carlson
Feb 163 min read


Beacon of Light for the World
As we reflect and remember the Feast Day of St. Lucy, I had to go back and do some research. I have always thought of St. Lucy because...

Jessica Grima Jewett
Dec 13, 20242 min read


God of Possibilities
Today’s reading from Isaiah paints a remarkable, beautiful composite of images: Then will the eyes of the blind be opened, the ears of...
Josie Diebold
Sep 7, 20242 min read


A Lamp Shining in a Dark Place
I have recently learned that “rumination” is a clinical term; I have long used the word as a synonym for “contemplate,” for example...

Kathleen Clark
Aug 6, 20242 min read


Gathering the Remnant
I wonder if today’s reading from the Prophet Jeremiah was applied to today’s Church how we would fare. I don’t think we would do very...

Sue Delvaux
Jul 20, 20242 min read


Complacency, Complicity, and the Call
Prophets feel like something set solidly in the past. They have their time period – just like horse drawn carriages or gladiators or oil...

Jennifer Delvaux
Jul 6, 20243 min read


Advocacy: Nehemiah’s bravery for his people
Today's Readings This passage is about Nehemiah’s appeal to the Persian king for the sake of Israel’s restoration. Nehemiah advocates for...

Allison Bobzien
Oct 4, 20231 min read


Lessons from Jeremiah: Sharing Our Whole Self in Safe Spaces
Woe is me, my mother, that you ever bore me, a man of strife and contention to the whole land! -Jeremiah 15:10 At first, this verse...

Mary Beth Keenan
May 2, 20233 min read


Where Are The Women Leaders?
Where are the women leaders? I know I’m far from the first to wonder that as I read through the Bible (or take even a brief glimpse at...

Rachel Conrad Carlson
Mar 13, 20234 min read


Most Blessed Warrior, Jael
It is my greatest pleasure to introduce you to Jael, a warrior woman who killed a man with a tent peg. But first, because context is...

Jessica Curbis
Mar 6, 20233 min read
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