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Scripture has a lot to say about bodies. From Genesis to Revelation, law and Gospel, prophets to Jesus, the message can be a bit mixed.
Some give birth to us, the mothers who held us in their wombs. Sometimes we grow up with them, and sometimes they give us our best chance in the arms of other mother figures.
Even though we are living in in-between times, we are not standing still.
We have a God who waits with us, weeps with us, and holds us in the terrible unknowing.
We must find ways to reclaim gratitude, now as much as ever.
At times, we struggle to recognize Jesus in our midst.
At times, we struggle to recognize Jesus in our midst.
How can we find grace during this pandemic and share it with others?
How can we find grace during this pandemic and share it with others?
A college chaplain reflects on the grief process and how it affects us during the pandemic.
A college chaplain reflects on the grief process and how it affects us during the pandemic.
We occasionally need to give ourselves times to be unbalanced.
We occasionally need to give ourselves times to be unbalanced.
We walk alongside four people from the New Testament as they navigate loss, failure, disruption and change.
We walk alongside four people from the New Testament as they navigate loss, failure, disruption and change.
By recognizing who we are and whose we are, we can get rid of shame for having debt.
By recognizing who we are and whose we are, we can get rid of shame for having debt.
Slow down. Try to read your favorite Bible passages in a new light.
Slow down. Try to read your favorite Bible passages in a new light.
God loves us so much, God rescues us and gives us new life.
God loves us so much, God rescues us and gives us new life.
We are all qualified to be proclaimers of new life, truth and the power of possibility.
We are all qualified to be proclaimers of new life, truth and the power of possibility.
How do we get past the sorrow of Good Friday to the joy of Easter Sunday?
How do we get past the sorrow of Good Friday to the joy of Easter Sunday?
Loving yourself so you can love your neighbor
Loving yourself so you can love your neighbor
How can we work together, with our abilities and disabilities, to strengthen our lives together as followers of Christ?
How can we work together, with our abilities and disabilities, to strengthen our lives together as followers of Christ?
This time of year we strive to make changes—to be a little more perfect. But God doesn’t want us to be perfect.
This time of year we strive to make changes—to be a little more perfect. But God doesn’t want us to be perfect.
Advent is time for waiting— but not idly twiddling our thumbs. Rather, we are called to wait expectantly.
Advent is time for waiting— but not idly twiddling our thumbs. Rather, we are called to wait expectantly.
Traditions should connect us to our family and God.
Traditions should connect us to our family and God.
The loving presence of God remains steady even as our seasons change.
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