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by ROSIE OLSON Luke 22:54-65 After years of observing patients for signs of distress, I’ve learned to Look Closely for small changes. In Luke 22:56, a young girl Looks Closely at Peter and even through the haze of courtyard fire, recognizes him as one who was with Jesus. Someone else…

by BRIAN CANNOVO Psalm 31 Right before the new year, I met with a few friends at the Reflecting Pool in D.C. It was freezing, the wind was kicking up, and a few tourists still walked to see the Lincoln Memorial.  In our overstuffed layers, wool hats, and masks, one…

by CYNTHIA DEMENT Luke 22:1-23, 49 Every night I fight the urge to yell and speak harshly towards my two toddler-aged daughters to hurry up and get ready for bed faster. Sometimes this impulse becomes a reality, I lose control, and then look back with disdain and ask myself, ‘What…

by CARLA JOHNSTON Luke 21 Rise early in the morning to hear Jesus in the temple of my heart. (Luke 21:38, my paraphrased resolution and prayer) In essence, this is my New Year’s Resolution.  More specifically it is to wake up, get up early, and kneel in solitary prayer every…

by KEKOA KAAIKALA Luke 20 I was never very political. I still wouldn’t say that I am… but my interest has certainly grown as events unfolded in recent months. If there was any doubt in our minds that our nation was deeply divided before the pandemic hit, well, let’s just…

by JESSI POPE Luke 19 Setting is Cavalier skating rink. Early 2000s. I’m not yet a teenager and still unaware of the terror of being seen in public with a parent, so mom has taken me to skate night. You see, I loved skate night. The music, the lights, the…

by MATT JOHNS Luke 18 One of my many, many faults is that I am too consumed by the outward, external things of life. Whether it’s how I look, what I do, how I come across, or what I own, all of that seems to occupy far more time and…

by JAN MONROE Luke 17 Leprosy is a disease originated from Eastern Africa and spread with successive human migration. A leper is a person, avoided or rejected by others for moral or social reasons Lepers are sufferer, sick person, or outcast. The word “outcast” really hit home. I was born…

by HANS LABOR Psalm 118 When I was younger I felt a strong eagerness to follow Jesus. My experience in the youth group initiated my faith which continued to develop as the church encouraged me to serve and teach. I was zealous and naive. When I got older my priorities…

by SUSAN GRIGG John 12:1-8 Whenever I read this story, I always think of the expense of the perfume. Like Judas, I question the value of spending about a year’s salary on a single moment.  But this time, I noticed that this story takes place after Jesus has raised Lazarus…