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Embracing the Uncontainable

My eldest son and I were driving home from school on Friday chatting easily about his day: his relief at passing his Algebra 1 practice SOL (standardized testing for VA) that had him all knotted the night before, his concern for a football buddy hit hard in the prior...

Rabboni!

They have been so kind, thought Mary Magdalene as she and Mary, Jesus’ mother, and the other women from Galilee followed behind Joseph of Arimathea and Nicodemus who were carrying the Teacher’s body upon a bier. They never did agree with the rest of the Council. Mary...

He Prays

“Not to us, O LORD, not to usbut to your name be the glory,because of your love and faithfulness…”Their voices filled the upper room into the corners and down to the rugs. Throaty chants, deep pitched and even, all in unison… “I love the LORD,  for he heard my...

The Orphan at the Temple

For a small, invisible, orphan boy, Passover Week is a much anticipated event. He does not care about sacrifices or sins forgiven. He might if it weren’t for the constant growl of his hunger filling his ears and nose, distracting him from anything other than immediate...