Sacred Meditations

God’s Love is the Cure for Habitual Sin [Punish me with a Kiss (Part 2)]

God’s Love is the Cure for Habitual Sin [Punish...

There is a moment familiar to any parent. A child has done something wrong—spilled something they were told not to touch, broken something precious, snuck a cookie before dinner. And...

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God’s Love is the Cure for Habitual Sin [Punish...

There is a moment familiar to any parent. A child has done something wrong—spilled something they were told not to touch, broken something precious, snuck a cookie before dinner. And...

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Father, punish me with a kiss.

Father, punish me with a kiss.

Picture a small child who has just broken something precious. Perhaps it was a vase, or a family heirloom, or something equally irreplaceable. Now imagine two different children in that...

Father, punish me with a kiss.

Picture a small child who has just broken something precious. Perhaps it was a vase, or a family heirloom, or something equally irreplaceable. Now imagine two different children in that...

Afflicted by Love

Afflicted by Love

Have you ever loved someone so much it hurt? Perhaps you’ve watched a child you cherish walk into a situation where you cannot protect them. Perhaps you’ve sat at the...

Afflicted by Love

Have you ever loved someone so much it hurt? Perhaps you’ve watched a child you cherish walk into a situation where you cannot protect them. Perhaps you’ve sat at the...

Jesus' Baptism was at the lowest place on Earth

Jesus' Baptism was at the lowest place on Earth

Have you ever noticed how we instinctively climb when we want to feel closer to something greater than ourselves? We build skyscrapers and cathedral spires that reach toward the clouds....

Jesus' Baptism was at the lowest place on Earth

Have you ever noticed how we instinctively climb when we want to feel closer to something greater than ourselves? We build skyscrapers and cathedral spires that reach toward the clouds....

Prayer as the "Nervous System" of the Body of Christ

Prayer as the "Nervous System" of the Body of C...

Have you ever bumped your elbow on the edge of a table and felt that sharp, electric jolt shoot all the way down to your fingertips? In that split second,...

Prayer as the "Nervous System" of the Body of C...

Have you ever bumped your elbow on the edge of a table and felt that sharp, electric jolt shoot all the way down to your fingertips? In that split second,...

When the mind wanders in prayer, is God still speaking?

When the mind wanders in prayer, is God still s...

You sit down to pray. You close your eyes. You take a breath. And within thirty seconds, you’re thinking about the email you forgot to send, the argument you had...

When the mind wanders in prayer, is God still s...

You sit down to pray. You close your eyes. You take a breath. And within thirty seconds, you’re thinking about the email you forgot to send, the argument you had...