The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact expression of his nature, sustaining all things by his powerful word. (Heb. 1:3 CSB) I know I have read this verse before. Hebrews is one of my favorite books in the Bible. But when I read it the other day, it felt new. I…
As autumn arrives, I reflect on the past year and how beauty has saved me. What comes to mind first is not the church (though I am grateful for her fellowship and sacraments), but the accidental garden in our front yard. The goodness of God is cloaked in mystery, which became apparent in the unexpected…
A long red envelope—subtle enough for a hundred-dollar bill to feel extravagant, but extravagant enough for even a single dollar bill to feel elevated. If you’ve ever received one, you know. It’s a thing of elegance and expectation. The red envelope’s edges are crisp and, if adorned, exquisite. The flap is sealed, and until the…
I love the meme that asks, “Have you ever looked in the mirror and thought, That can’t be accurate?” Uh, only every morning I wake up! Ha! Tell me it’s not just me. Next year I turn forty, and my body looks different than the one I sported the first three decades of my life….
After a grueling season of working twelve-hour days, seven days a week, my husband’s time off finally arrived! When you work in football, you do not have the freedom to choose your vacation time, but you do get almost four glorious weeks off each summer. We had made our plans, filling these long-anticipated days with…
I used to think only some people were creative. I was thinking in a binary, like the stereotype that boys are good at math and girls are good at English. This binary said that creative people are unorganized dreamers, while practical people get things done. But like all binaries, this one left no room for…