Is Easter Actually Pagan?
Is Easter really pagan? A clear look at the history behind Passover, Eostre, Ishtar, Constantine, eggs, and bunnies—and why the common claims don’t hold up.
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Come Down. I’m Coming to Your House.
Zacchaeus is rich, powerful, and deeply unwanted. But when Jesus passes by, He doesn’t keep His distance. He calls Zacchaeus by name and invites Himself over. This reflection explores what that moment reveals about belonging, mercy, and the kind of people Jesus draws near to.
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When Hymns Still Find You
What does it mean when an old hymn still moves you, even if faith has become complicated? This piece reflects on memory, mercy, and the way hymns sometimes reach places in us that argument cannot.
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Welcome Home
In Luke 15, Jesus tells three famous stories about lost things being found: a sheep, a coin, and a son. Together, they reveal a God whose mercy does not wait for people to become less messy before welcoming them home.
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Why Do Some Hymns Have More Than One Tune?
Why do some hymns have different tunes in different churches? A reflection on hymn texts, alternate tunes, hymnals, and why the “standard” melody is not always universal.
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Come Thou Fount
“Come Thou Fount” is one of the church’s most honest hymns. It gives voice to gratitude, wandering, and the grace of God that keeps holding on. This reflection explores why the hymn still speaks so clearly to inconsistent hearts.
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Jesus, Meet Me at the Door
Some doors are locked for a reason. This reflection on John 20 is for those carrying fear, church hurt, or spiritual exhaustion, and for anyone who needs to know that locked doors do not keep Jesus out.
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The Love of God is a One-Way Street
Most of life feels transactional, so it is easy to assume God works the same way. But the gospel says otherwise. The love of God is not a two-way street. In Jesus Christ, grace comes to us as sheer gift.
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Abide With Me
Written in the shadow of death and shaped by grief, “Abide With Me” has endured because it does not ask God to remove the darkness, but to remain with us in it. This reflection explores why the hymn still speaks hope into every fading light.
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If You Had Been Here
In John 11, Martha and Mary speak the kind of words many grieving people know by heart: “Lord, if you had been here.” This reflection is for those learning that Jesus can bear both our sorrow and our disappointment.
