I first read Denise Levertov’s poetry while browsing the library at my university. In college, I was asking a lot of philosophical questions, especially about the source of beauty and love, and had the privilege of exploring these in my academic papers. As I...

Don’t work only while being watched, as people-pleasers, but as slaves of Christ, doing God’s will from your heart. Serve with a good attitude, as to the Lord and not to people. (Ephesians 6:6-7) I recently watched my two young grandsons while their parents were away...

When we think of the word “giving” in our human spirit we inevitably think, “I don’t have enough to give . . .” And in the natural that is very true, but this section of Ephesians doesn’t even factor our abilities into the equation. It is all about God’s abilities. I...

I just bought a new surfboard this week. Well, technically it’s a used board I picked up on Facebook Marketplace, but it’s new to me! Every surfboard is shaped differently, and the way it’s built gives each one a unique feel. To get the most out of it, you’ve got to...

During a covid shutdown in 2020, I received a kitten. She has become one of the most consistent aspects of my life, and makes me remember how much I had taken close proximity to other human beings for granted before 2020. In that season distanced from others, she was...

I am sure of this, that he who started a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus. (Philippians 1:6) Those of us reading the Everyday Gospel have been reading through the prophets for most of the last two months. While I really...

The shepherd lies down in the entrance to his sheep enclosure, and above is the wide, deep sky in endless blue-black. The earthy odor of the sheep comes with the warmth of them on one side and, on the other, cool breezes of the night bring the smell of leaves and...

Jesus said, "I am the gate. If anyone enters by me, he will be saved and will come in and go out and find pasture. A thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I have come so that they may have life and have it in abundance." (John 10:9-10) At the front of my...

Four centuries before the birth of Christ, the Greek philosopher Plato said, “We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark. The real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light.” Physicists tell us that light is not tangible like a metal but is an...

“I am the bread of life,” Jesus told them. “No one who comes to me will ever be hungry, and no one who believes in me will ever be thirsty again.” (John 6:35) I recently started doing high-intensity workouts, and at first, I’d wake up in the morning feeling groggy and...