Category Archives: faith
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November 21, 2014My life has a superb cast, but I can’t figure out the plot. – Ashleigh Brilliant Every fall, my pop-culture Bible Entertainment Weekly devotes an issue to the new TV season. As I read the 2014 edition a few months … Continue reading
Waiting Bravely
September 12, 2014Psalms 27:14 caught my attention when I saw it in a blog post last week. While I’m familiar with the verse, I hadn’t seen it in this (unknown) translation, which illuminates its seemingly contradictory nature: Wait patiently for the Lord. … Continue reading
Chasing Rainbows
July 3, 2014Rainbows are still popping up around here with surprising frequency. They keep appearing in the evening, after work, while I’m out and about. The first few caught me by surprise. But yesterday, I was almost home from work and errands … Continue reading
Hope and Possibility
June 11, 2014rainbow I witnessed yesterday evening I feel more hopeful than I have in a long time. For years, I’ve been in a kind of stasis. Even as I’ve changed a lot on the inside, I’ve felt like I’m standing still … Continue reading
Benediction
June 3, 2014At the Pentecostal church where I grew up, we didn’t have benedictions at the end of service. The practice of benediction came into my life when I became a Presbyterian, and I’ve loved it from the beginning. I loved singing … Continue reading
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