Author: Sydney Hess

Life has surprises for us that require us to adjust. Even pleasant surprises may call upon us to make changes that inconvenience us. It must have been the joy of lifetime for the Israelites to see the promise land for the first time. But this site was also the fear…

Ash Wednesday is a unique time where we contemplate our mortality while without fear. Most of the time when we think of our lives ending, we sense the anxiety of illness and pain. But in Ash Wednesday, we contemplate God’s grace that aids us when this mortal life fails us.…