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Cherishing Meeting Participants

“Cherish what is simple. Be in awe of what is great.” —Christopher de Vinck in The Center Will Hold I am sitting in the usual...

A Story of the Simple and Great Hearing Aid

The other day, I ran around the house looking everywhere for my oldest son’s hearing aids. I checked the counter where we normally place...

Everything Is Precious

On errands, during a clear Seattle afternoon, I look out my car window to see an East African mother carrying groceries home with four...

A Bold Invitation from Zephaniah

Sing aloud, O daughter Zion; shout, O Israel! Rejoice and exult with all your heart, O daughter Jerusalem! The LORD has taken away the judgments against you, he has...

My Hourglass

I was standing in the parking lot of Campion Hall at Seattle University, my eyes welling with tears that I refused to let fall...

Soul to Soul

The loud clang, clang, clang of the church bells resounding across the quad combined with the incessant chatter of excited kids running out of...

Cleansing Rain

I recently had one of those weeks when I couldn’t do anything right. Looking back on it now, I see that God had a...

Prayers Before Zoom School

My children, like so many in COVID times, are in Zoom school. Each morning we take our laptops to separate parts of the house...

In the Eye of the Storm

In Louisiana, we have five seasons: winter, spring, summer, fall, and hurricane. I’ve lived through many hurricanes, some minor, some catastrophic. One characteristic of...

When I Feel the Ground Disappearing Beneath Me

One evening in early August, I stood in my kitchen in front of three open lunch boxes, feeling anxiety welling up in me. In...

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