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“So they went off and preached repentance.”

Today’s Scripture readings (now yesterday’s readings thanks to the ebbs and flows of Motherhood) are some of my favorites when it comes to the Jude-Christian relationship. If you’ve been following along from my reflection on yesterday’s readings, then you will likely notice the readings often build upon one another. This helps to make a clean connection of dots in our journey toward greater…

“Where did this man get all this? What kind of wisdom has been given him?”

In certain faith traditions, it’s a custom to follow a liturgical cycle, where the readings from the Scriptures are organized in such a way that helps the reader identify key points and connections between both Testaments. As a student myself, I’ve always appreciated the Daily Roman Missal for just that reason. It makes it easy to understand God’s Word without having to be a scholar that connects…

I just love this time of year! But I must confess, even though it falls at the same time each year, I always feel so rushed in preparing for it. You would think something that comes the same time every year would eventually become something that doesn’t surprise us in its coming. Right?

Yet, I always seem to scramble at the last minute in choosing which Advent tradition to follow for myself and…

Developing Godly Character in the Omer

The Seven Characteristics of God

Why should we Count the Omer in the days following Easter and leading up to Shavu’ot/Pentecost? Because these days are the climax of God’s expression in us!

Having prepared our hearts to know and receive God’s nature during the 49 Days of renewal and preparation that we are commanded to encounter during the Counting of the Omer (Leviticus 23:15-16), we have…