This past Holy Week, Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris celebrated its 850th Birthday. To commemorate this special occasion, the Cathedral was gifted with a new set of bells. On Palm Sunday the bridges and gardens around the Cathedral overflowed with people to hear the first
Continue ReadingWelcome to Holy Week! I wish I could say it's all pastel-hued easter eggs, bunny tails, and Cadbury eggs from here. But that's not reality. That's not how the story was written. That's not how our story is being written. Part of being human is
Continue ReadingWe bloomed in Spring. Our bodies are the leaves of God. The apparent seasons of life and death our eyes can suffer; but our souls, dear, I will just say this forthright: they are God Himself, we will never perish unless He does.
Continue Reading"We are all at times unconscious Prophets" -Charles Spurgeon No one can deny that we live in an imperfect world. You only have to turn on the six o'clock news to painfully see how many of us are hurting. So many starving hearts—for food, shelter, safety,
Continue ReadingEven meat and potatoes sounds fancier in French: Poulet roti et pommes puree. Roasted chicken and mashed potatoes is standard French brasserie fare. This French "comfort food" often makes star appearances on the menus of the most famous chefs in Paris. Once you add this simple
Continue ReadingTraditionally, Lent is the 40 day wake-up call for Christians to "get right" with God before participating in the miracle of Easter. Lent is symbolic for the 40 days that Jesus spent in the desert, both entertained by the devil and the angel, in preparation
Continue ReadingToday, we are each standing at the entry of the labyrinth of Easter, a Lenten pilgrimage of twists and turns before we reach the center, Easter Sunday. There is a rich history of Christians embarking on pilgrimages to encounter God. In our own time, over
Continue ReadingOn this week of Valentine's Day cards, chocolate hearts, and red roses, stop for a minute and ask yourself honestly the question, "How well am I loving?" Every great story, whether penned in the eloquent words of a poet or lived inside the very breaths of a
Continue ReadingMy kids love to play the game, "If you were stranded on a deserted island and could only bring three things, what would they be?" My answer is always the same: olive oil, a good french baguette, and a life-time supply of oatmeal chocolate chip
Continue ReadingThere are certain books that have the power to leave an imprint on your soul. When people ask me about authors or books that have influenced my own writing and faith, a book that comes to immediate mind is Paulo Coelho's, The Alchemist. In many ways, it
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