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June 12, 2026 5 Good Ideas

5 Good Ideas for Slowing Down This Summer

5 Good Ideas for Slowing Down This Summer

Five small, deliberate practices for making the long days of summer mean something more than busyness in warmer weather.

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June 10, 2026 Lectionary Reflections

The Still Small Voice: A Reflection on 1 Kings 19

The Still Small Voice: A Reflection on 1 Kings 19

Elijah collapses under a broom tree and asks to die. What God does next has stayed with me for years.

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June 8, 2026 Stories

The Drive Home

The Drive Home

A father picks up his son from college for the last time, and finds the silence between them full of everything unsaid.

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June 5, 2026 Poetry

What the Garden Asks of Me

What the Garden Asks of Me

A poem about kneeling in the dirt and what it costs, and maybe gives back.

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June 3, 2026 Poetry

After the Rain

After the Rain

A poem about the particular silence that follows a summer storm, and what the wet world seems to say.

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