Who Gets the Leftovers?

I walked by our refrigerator to see blue painter’s tape swathed around the entire thing. Words festooned the front, written in an anonymous yet recognizable hand: "Leftovers are bad!" "Destroy leftovers!" "Nasty, ancient, dangerous food!" "Time to change the world!" So now I think I know how a certain 9-year-old feels about leftovers. This event [...]

By |2021-04-24T16:12:16-06:00April 24th, 2021|Devotion|0 Comments

Beautiful Ruins

Even ruins are beautiful. We visit them with excitement, we care for them with respect. Entire trips are organized around the idea of visiting specific moments in history reflected by the building or mosaic or wall that remains. The crumbling walls and weathered foundations give evidence of life, of innovation, of purpose, and of vision [...]

By |2021-03-14T12:21:45-06:00March 14th, 2021|Devotion|0 Comments

Snow in San Antonio

One Monday morning in February, we woke up to a winter wonderland. A cold snap caught the South in its clutches and we all hunkered down. For six days, San Antonio shivered through rolling blackouts, complete electricity outages, and no water. Before the cold weather arrived, we spent the weekend insulating pipes, wrapping faucets, and [...]

By |2021-03-09T07:40:16-06:00March 8th, 2021|Devotion|0 Comments

Optimistic Sign Placement

There’s a dance that goes on in our neighborhood every weekend… One person stops at the corner, planting a sign promoting their open house. Another person can be seen taping up an offer for a website or yard work or a garage sale. Minutes or hours or days later, the neighborhood representative comes through with [...]

By |2021-02-07T16:42:14-06:00February 7th, 2021|Devotion|0 Comments

Right Now Is the Best Time

You would have recognized the signs, too. He avoided eye contact, guiltily looking away when I tried to engage with him. He slunk to his room rather than staying with me. His hand went to his pocket, caressing something secret and forbidden. He was definitely avoiding me. I asked him, "Dear, is there something you [...]

By |2023-05-11T15:40:32-06:00January 18th, 2021|Devotion|0 Comments

What If?

What if, when making choices for how you would celebrate the Christmas season of 2019, you knew that in four short months the world would literally go into quarantine? What if last year, you had known what 2020 would hold? Would you have gone to that party? Would you have made those cookies? Would you [...]

By |2020-12-16T15:22:08-06:00December 16th, 2020|Devotion|0 Comments

Somebody Built a Manger

Let's take a few moments and ponder all the myriad things that had to be prepared before a presumably exhausted Mary and harried Joseph stepped into the little town of Bethlehem on the very first Christmas. Roman edicts went out. Families filled available inns. Shepherds spent their lives with the daily ritual of keeping watch [...]

By |2021-01-05T10:25:32-06:00November 29th, 2020|Devotion|0 Comments

When Jesus Gave Thanks

If you were to list some attributes of Jesus, your list might look a bit like mine: Holy. Righteous. Merciful. Compassionate. Omnipotent. Powerful. Creator. Faithful. Good. In a recent study of Matthew, though, I saw an attribute of Jesus that I had never contemplated before: Thankful.   Thankful for God's Gracious Will After a time [...]

By |2020-11-22T11:22:21-06:00November 22nd, 2020|Devotion|0 Comments
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