Mar 12, 2025
Scripture: Matthew 9:9-13, Luke 5:27-32 The Call That Changes Everything Scripture: Matthew 9:9-13 Matthew had everything—at least, that’s what people thought. A steady job. A house. Security. While some of the others, like Peter, found themselves in difficult...
Mar 11, 2025
Scripture: Mark 1:40-45, Matthew 26:6-13 Recently, in therapy, I was talking with my therapist about something that made me uncharacteristically angry. “Anger is a secondary emotion,” she said. “What else could you be feeling? Unappreciated? Disrespected? Frustrated?”...
Mar 10, 2025
Scripture: Luke 8:1-3, John 20:1-18 My name has always been an issue. Growing up in Roxboro, NC, it was normal to say “And-rea,” like the word “and.” Then we moved to Sawmills, and even though I introduced myself as “And-rea,” they insisted on calling me...
Mar 7, 2025
Recently, Tom’s son sent me some photographs because we were looking for some “different” types of things to sell in our storefront at Merino’s Mill. Truthfully, I expected great photos, what I did not expect were sacred moments. There was...
Mar 6, 2025
Scripture: “They saw his glory and the two men standing with him.” — Luke 9:32 Have you ever done a double-take? That moment when something catches your eye and you have to look again because you can’t quite believe what you saw? The ancient Greeks,...
Mar 5, 2025
On this day of ashes, we bow our heads and receive the ancient mark—a smudged cross that speaks a truth our souls already know. “Remember you are dust, and to dust you shall return.” These words call us back to ourselves, to the ground of our being, to the...
