But what does yeast have to do with Easter? For Jews, yeast is a symbol of arrogance and sinful attitudes that need to be purged, but for me, it has also become a symbol of reliance on Jesus for salvation. Don’t worry; I’ll explain. Tonight at sundown is the beginning of Passover…
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Why Skype Can’t Fix Our Loneliness
In theory, social distancing or sheltering in place shouldn’t be too isolating for anyone with decent wifi because we can all connect to each other online. On my calendar this week I’ve got a coffee date with a friend on Skype, church via Facebook live streaming, English coaching for a non-native speaker on Hangouts, and …
Is miscarriage God’s will?
As I trudged back to our rented flat along two miles of frozen city streets, my furry hood giving my face its only protection from the wind and my fists stuffed deep into my coat pockets, I thought, “the valley of the shadow of death. That’s exactly where I’ve been.”…
What I’ve never noticed about my favorite psalms
I was startled by my daily Bible reading this week when I saw Psalm 51:6. I’m used to reading something like “Behold, you delight in truth in the inward being, and you teach me wisdom in the secret heart.” . . .
Shrouded
[Note: I wrote this in January. I’m posting it way after the fact, so this isn’t how I’m feeling today and some things I described are no longer current.] It’s very early morning, still dark, and I just walked outside to drop a letter in the mailbox. I could feel fog on my skin. I …
“You give benevolent lessons”
“Show me all your fingers but one,” I say. A room full of precious Asian students grins and me and nods. I hold my hand up. “Where are your fingers?” Smiles all around. “Who has a hand? Show me your hand.” One hand tentatively goes up. “Thank you, Zheng. Everyone else, show me your hand! …
The Least Romantic Valentine’s Day Ever
“I’m just going to toss this down; is that OK?” my husband called out from the attic. He was holding a very Large. Dead. Rat. It was the morning of Valentine’s Day, he had the day off work, and I had asked him to plan some kind of surprise date for us to remember later. …
Misadventures with European household technology
At first it was a game. I tapped button after button, tapped and held each sensor, slid my finger along the touch-screen slider… all the while hoping to get the stovetop to heat up. But as I tapped and fiddled, holding my hand above one of the burner surfaces and sensing zero heat, my game …
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Companionship is the purpose
Just like that, I’m in Europe. We time-warped our way through the weekend and here we are on Monday morning in a small Czech city. I walked Erik to his office and then took off on a long wander to figure out what to do next. Before we left Texas, several friends asked me, “what …
Why I love digging
I’ve been feeling sad lately. (More on that in another post but you can reference Four Lies for now.) This week, though, I realized there’s something healing about digging in the dirt. Last weekend I bought a pair of apple tree saplings with the intent to plant them in the backyard. The same day I …