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Grace Refuses to Keep Score

After settling in at a friend’s house in Indy last night, I went to bed watching some clips from Les Misérables (my favorite musical, which

Why, What Evil Has He Done?

Pilate then called together the chief priests, the leaders, and the people and said to them, “You brought me this man as one who was

This Do In Remembrance Of Me….

Many of you already know this day. You know about the upper room. The shared meal at the table. The bread and the cup. The

The Quiet Strengthening of Resolve

Before the meditation begins: God’s happy April Fool’s Day to NWI – “You thought spring was here??? Welcome back to winter! Hahaha.” And now, we

How We Respond When Truth Confronts Us

It’s Tuesday of Holy Week. Tuesday feels heavier somehow. If Monday was disruption, Tuesday is confrontation. Jesus returns to the temple in Jerusalem, but this

What Was Jesus Doing On This Monday?

Monday of Holy Week feels strangely in-between. It’s just another day, and yet there’s a quiet weight of what is coming. Yesterday, there were palms

Let’s Make a Deal

Last night I was late getting home. I was tired, and it was downright nasty out. The temperature was dropping like a … well, I

I’m Possible

After Bible study last night, I was mindlessly flipping through television channels and landed on Roman Holiday, starring Gregory Peck and Audrey Hepburn. I spent

What If God Was One Of Us

“What if God was one of us?” (Joan Osborne) It’s the central question in the song One of Us, which asks several questions about God.