The Poetry of Easter
How do we feel it anew when the elements are the same every year? The angry mob, the beatings, the Cross, the Resurrection. I don’t want my brain to just understand the progression of events, I want my heart to feel it. Somehow, writing creatively and poetically gets my heart more involved – it feels […]
Easter Makes Me a Poet
Somehow, writing poetry gets my heart more involved – it feels vulnerable and messy and grappling, but right when it comes to the topic of Easter. The elements are the same every year: the angry mob and religious elite, the beatings, the Cross, Jesus’ death, and then His resurrection on the third day. I don’t […]
Is Lent Still Relevant Today?
For you, maybe Lent kicks off the hype and excitement surrounding Easter, or maybe Lent is a time for fasting and sacrifice. Or maybe you’re sitting there thinking, “What is Lent anyway, and why is it a big deal?” Wherever you fall on the Lenten spectrum, I think I can shed some light on why […]
Waiting For Easter
Good Friday is a day of deep reflection and struggle for me. After all, this day was wrought with STRUGGLE, and as I try to process it all I’m filled with sadness and questions. I prefer skipping to the good part…to Sunday, to resurrection, to hope! But God doesn’t rush the Resurrection. There is real […]
Wait, What’s Lent? Am I Too Late?
I saw someone with ashes on their forehead in the grocery store, and I realized that it must be Ash Wednesday – the first day of Lent – but our church doesn’t do an ashes service, so what do I do about Lent? Tardy to the Lenten Party? Weeks have gone by, and the vague […]
Is All This Possible?
When investigating Jesus, what is at stake? The answer is: everything. Everything is at stake. It’s too important not to decide for yourself what the truth is.
How To Teach Your Kids About Easter
Something powerful happened the very first time we sent our kids hunting for little plastic eggs hidden all over around our living room.
Jesus, Politics and Protests
Are you feeling frustrated, confused, and angry? Me too. It’s never ok to talk about God and politics with people (oops), but right now, political conversations seem to be especially frustrating and emotional. All we can see right now are two parties, two platforms, two perspectives. But what if we are missing something? What if […]