Sacred Meditations

Empathy for the Heart of God

Empathy for the Heart of God

Have you ever sat at the bedside of someone you love who was in pain, and felt the strange double sensation of being utterly present and utterly outside? You could...

Empathy for the Heart of God

Have you ever sat at the bedside of someone you love who was in pain, and felt the strange double sensation of being utterly present and utterly outside? You could...

The Heart of the Holy Face

The Heart of the Holy Face

There is a moment every parent knows. A small child, exhausted past reason, dissolves into a tantrum so complete that nothing can reach him. He kicks, he screams, he pushes...

The Heart of the Holy Face

There is a moment every parent knows. A small child, exhausted past reason, dissolves into a tantrum so complete that nothing can reach him. He kicks, he screams, he pushes...

The Worship Problem isn't just a Worship Problem

The Worship Problem isn't just a Worship Problem

You walk into a coffee shop on a Tuesday morning. The barista knows your order. The lighting is just right. There is a particular chair by the window where the...

The Worship Problem isn't just a Worship Problem

You walk into a coffee shop on a Tuesday morning. The barista knows your order. The lighting is just right. There is a particular chair by the window where the...

When the Lord Seems Far Away: Walking Through the Storm

When the Lord Seems Far Away: Walking Through t...

Have you ever waited up through a long night for something? Perhaps you sat beside a hospital bed, watching a loved one's chest rise and fall, glancing at the clock...

When the Lord Seems Far Away: Walking Through t...

Have you ever waited up through a long night for something? Perhaps you sat beside a hospital bed, watching a loved one's chest rise and fall, glancing at the clock...

When Our Wounds Are Self-Inflicted

When Our Wounds Are Self-Inflicted

There is a particular kind of pain that is harder to bear than any other. It is the pain of knowing that we have no one to blame but ourselves....

When Our Wounds Are Self-Inflicted

There is a particular kind of pain that is harder to bear than any other. It is the pain of knowing that we have no one to blame but ourselves....

The Woman Who Saved a King

The Woman Who Saved a King

Have you ever noticed how easy it is to remember the loud people in any story? The villains who swagger across the stage, the heroes who slay giants, the kings...

The Woman Who Saved a King

Have you ever noticed how easy it is to remember the loud people in any story? The villains who swagger across the stage, the heroes who slay giants, the kings...