Lenten Devotional 2026

  Where then is my hope? Who will see my hope?  Job 17:15 But whoever is joined with all the living has hope.  Ecclesiastes 9:4 Recipe for Hope 1 cup compassion 1 cup justice 1 cup humility 1 cup forgiveness 1 cup self-forgiveness 2 cups gratitude 4 cups of love Pinch of salt Sugar (sweeten to taste) A few tears […]

  My soul is satisfied as with a rich feast, and my mouth praises you with joyful lips–Psalm 63:5 Did you know that almost every cuisine in the world features some version of a dumpling? There’s something universally beloved about wrapping a mixture of meat, cheese, or veggies in dough and then either frying or steaming […]

  Day by day, as they spent much time together in the temple, they broke bread at home[a] and ate their food with glad and generous hearts…–Acts 2:46 For almost twenty years, the place where I have broken bread at lunchtime is the faculty lounge at the school where I teach. It’s a place for sharing good […]

  The second greatest commandment, as stated by Jesus in Matthew 22:39, is  “Love your neighbor as yourself! I was nourished at our dinner for people who are working for justice in many, many different ways. Everyone was welcome at the tables set by many friends and our Justice Love In Action team. As I […]

  By this time it was late in the day, so his disciples came to him. “This is a remote place,” they said, “and it’s already very late. Send the people away so that they can go to the surrounding countryside and villages and buy themselves something to eat.” But he answered, “You give them something to […]

When they had finished breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, ‘Simon son of John, do you love me more than these?’ He said to him, ‘Yes, Lord; you know that I love you.’ Jesus said to him, ‘Feed my lambs.’  A second time he said to him, ‘Simon son of John, do you love me?’ He […]

“The memory of the righteous is a blessing…”–Proverbs 10:7a We have 3 grandsons–Owen, Declan & Emmett. They each hold a very special place in our hearts. Over the years I’ve had more opportunity to be present in Owen’s life. I’m reminded that even in life’s challenging times there is joy & laughter that feeds us. The time […]

Go, eat your bread with joy, And drink your wine with a merry heart; For God has already accepted your works. –Ecclesiastes 9:7-9 For my father, cookies are the bread that he eats with joy. A few years ago, my daughter Amelia made some chocolate crinkle cookies and mailed them to him. She did not […]

  Nourishing Community and Myself at the Same Time Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.–Matthew 25:40 (partial) As many of you know, I have been coordinating the food pickup for Casa for quite awhile now. What started as a […]

  And the evening and the morning were the fifth day. And God said, Let the earth bring forth the living creature after their own kind, cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of the earth after thier kind: and it was so. And God made the beasts of the earth after their kind, and cattle […]