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An Italian Easter Song

Weathered wooden cross silhouetted against glowing sunset clouds in a quiet rural field, evoking a serene, reflective, spiritual mood.

Buona Pasqua (Happy Easter) from Italy!! This Easter is, undoubtedly, the strangest that most of us have ever celebrated. And in the midst of this pandemic storm, many of us feel sad, alone, and closed in. But to help ease that, I’ve got a little gift for you from our church. An Easter song (inContinueContinue reading “An Italian Easter Song”

Lockdown Isolation: Challenges and Blessings

A young man reclines beside a large window, gazing over a sprawling city skyline under a cloudy sky, creating a calm, reflective mood.

Italy’s streets and piazzas are usually full of people, even in the evening. But with the lockdown all that has changed. An eerie silence has settled over the strangely unpeopled streets and towns. Except for the car that goes through town every day with a loudspeaker broadcasting the order to stay indoors. That’s the finalContinueContinue reading “Lockdown Isolation: Challenges and Blessings”

Hidden in Silence: Movie Review

Sunlit abandoned attic with a collapsed wooden roof, rough brick walls, dusty rubble, and a green glass bottle; quiet, eerie mood.

I don’t know about you, but finances can get pretty tight around here. Our outings usually mean a Saturday night stroll for wonderful hot pizzas from our favorite pizzeria, The Red Wolf. Eating out (unless you go elegant or eat a lot) is really quite inexpensive here. We can get two round pizzas, water andContinueContinue reading “Hidden in Silence: Movie Review”

Eyes That Don’t See: A Spiritual Vision Checkup

Woman holds eyeglasses toward the camera, with the frames sharply in focus and her smiling face blurred behind them against a brick wall.

It crept up quietly, little by little. That’s how some things happen. And we don’t realize it until it’s too late (or almost). Like with my eyesight. I was convinced that I could see. But the truth is, I was going blind. Our eyes are pretty amazing. Each eye is made up of over 2ContinueContinue reading “Eyes That Don’t See: A Spiritual Vision Checkup”

The Soldier Who Killed a King: Book Review

Illustration of three figures on crosses above a sorrowful crowd, beneath stormy blue skies; a bearded man in purple stands in the foreground.

David Kitz’s masterfully written book, The Soldier Who Killed a King, had me hooked from the beginning. In it, a fictional centurion named Marcus Longinus recounts his involvement in the Passion of Christ. And how he came to see who Christ really is. The Gospel comes alive Sometimes we become so familiar with the storiesContinueContinue reading “The Soldier Who Killed a King: Book Review”

The Truth Frees Us, Even From Ourselves

A woman sits on a rocky mountain ledge overlooking hazy, sunlit valleys, creating a peaceful, reflective mood at sunrise or sunset.

Do you ever feel bombarded by lies? I have lately. After reacted badly in a situation that was actually very important to me, the enemy pounced on it. “You’re a terrible Christian,” he sneered. “And you think you can do some good as a Christian blogger?! Ha, what a farce!” Never mind that I hadContinueContinue reading “The Truth Frees Us, Even From Ourselves”