Psalm 126:1 ( Read more... )

(I was just too tired after work yesterday to write something. So I'm doing it before work today, because this is important to me.)
------------------------------------------------------------As someone in the journalism field, boy oh boy do I have opinions about “fake news.” The things that are called “fake news” are just stories that the current ( Read more... )

A voice says, “Cry out ( Read more... )

Ezekiel 36:26a A new heart I will give you, and a new spirit I will put within you

I spent the bulk of my day at a virtual ReconcilingWorks training on Becoming a Reconciling Congregation, so of course I am going to frame my devotional through that lens ( Read more... )

You forgave the iniquity of your people;
you pardoned all their sin. Selah

Today we return to Psalm 85 and are once again asking for the restoration of God’s favor.

I was interested in this word, "Selah," which ends this particular verse. There’s a backstory to this curiosity that I won’t get into here, but this seemed like a nice little ( Read more... )

I read an article in The Atlantic today that made me openly weep. Elaine Godfrey opens “ Iowa Is What Happens When Government Does Nothing” like this:

Nick Klein knew the man wasn’t going to make it through the night. So the 31-year-old nurse at the University of Iowa ICU put on his gown, his gloves, his mask, and his face shield. He went into the ( Read more... )

Today’s reflection is about decision fatigue, so I’m beginning by giving an explanation of it. Basically, during the pandemic our lives are more complicated. We have to make a million decisions each day: is it safe to do XYZ, what food is in the house, how much screen time should we limit ourselves to, should I exercise today?- yes, but do I want ( Read more... )

Today I contemplated Micah 4:6 (and the broader chapter) and the COVID-tide phrase "essential worker ( Read more... )

How long, Lord? Will you be angry forever?
How long will your jealousy burn like fire?
-Psalm 79:5I had a devotional like 3/4 written but I don’t feel like finishing it anymore ( Read more... )

Advent season again. My church started the new year by voting overwhelmingly to welcome a new pastor. It will be filled with more waiting, more preparation, than usual.

For me, I am feeling the clarion call (I know, synesthesia, but it's true; I feel the call) to confidence. To "stand up an raise [my] head," as our new pastor said many, many times ( Read more... )