The Beauty of Christ

The Beauty of Christ

The brilliant style of the French Impressionist painter captivates the senses. The colors pop! Each color is beautiful on its own. Yet there is a tender sweetness as the colors of yellows, golds, orange, blues, greens, and white melt into one another. When they are...
How Long O God?!

How Long O God?!

It is a phrase often cried out in breathless desire. Children on a long and weary car ride cry out “Are we there yet? How long do we have to go?” When we are awaiting an important celebration event and can barely contain our excitement we ask, “What time is it? How...
Trouble and Trust

Trouble and Trust

Troubles run deep and are very numerous within humanity. I wonder, do difficult intense moments of life lead us toward the scared presence of God or away from God. Whether it is personal trouble which plague us, systemic attitudes of hate, fear, or gun violence, we...
An Unobscured Identity

An Unobscured Identity

I often stood at that corner.  When my dog and I walked we stopped at the corner. As I stood at the corner I gazed at the magnificent beauty of the tree. Through windstorms, changing of seasons, and the occasional lightning strike the tree’s outward appearance...
Love in Action

Love in Action

It sounds easy enough on the surface, to live love in action through our daily lives. We do love others, right? Yet, I still have wonders. Why is child abuse prolific around the world, if we see Christ in the other? How do politics, finance, or social injustice become...
How Do You Hear?

How Do You Hear?

“How do you hear?” That was the question my ten-year-old granddaughter asked me. “Amma,” she said, “how do you hear the voice of God?” The follow up question, “Have you ever heard God’s voice?” What marvelous questions! How many of us wonder these very same questions?...