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What You Thought You Saw

What you thought you saw  The hawk was not the wind,though it moved like it. The tree was not your father,though it stood still and silenat just the wrong time. The river wasn’t your grief,but of course, it reminded you. This is how it goes:we walk the worldseeing not what isbut what still hurts. You heard the thunderand called it judgment.You saw the sparrowand whispered hope. You mistook…

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You're Invited

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How the Wave Comes

How the Wave Comes(A poem about unseen thresholds and quiet shifts) It begins in the way of fog—not all at once,but in the low places,moving slowly,as if uncertain of its welcome.As if something long buriedhas stirred in its sleep. Not everyone hears it.Some are too busyscratching the surfaceof their well-worn maps.Some mistake the rising tidefor just another swell. But sometimes a personsteps…

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Caitlin Clark, Cultural Swells, and the Discernment of the Spirit (Good Faith Media Article)

And so we ask: Where is the Spirit already moving and how might I move with her? What tipping points are forming in my soul, my church, my community? What longing is stirring just beneath the surface? What grace, grief, or truth have I ignored? I’d love for you to check out my latest Good Faith Media reflection…

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Monday Morning Devotional, July 21

This past week was VBS week at Second Baptist, and the theme was “True North.” Our Sunday worship experience reflected this, and so does this Monday Morning Devotional. Monday Morning DevotionalTrue North“Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not rely on your own understanding.In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths.” (Proverbs 3:5–6 NRSV) Devotional…

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A Blessing for the Ones We Don't Always See

Earlier in the summer a couple of our Deacons asked if I would share with them a prayer or blessing that they could share with church members they visit who are homebound, “seldom seen,” or in assisted living facilities. I thought some of you might appreciate this blessing those deacons are now sharing. A Blessing for the Ones We Don’t Always See May you know that you are not forgotten.Not by…

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A Blessing for the One Lost in the Fog

A Blessing for the One Lost in the Fog May you find, even now,in the frayed edge of your story,the quiet thread of gracestill holding. When your mind has becomea storm of mirrors—each one reflecting your fearin the face of another—may something deeper rise within youthan the need to be right. May you remember the place in youthat is not your wound,not your defense,not your rage or your…

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How a Body Finds its Shape Again

How a Body Finds its Shape Again We did not meet to fix the church,but to remember we are it.Not to map the road ahead,but to place our hands in the soiland feel for what is already growing—the roots of something old,and the tender shoots of something new. We asked questions.Not the kind you answer quickly,but the kind that take yearsand shared laborand the patience of rain. The young…