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If God is For Us, Who Can Be Against Us?”

If God is For Us, Who Can Be Against Us?”

Reflection on Romans 8:31-39 “I love these words in today’s scripture reading: “If God is for us, who can be against us?”(Romans 8:38-39). They’re winning words that directly inspired the name of this website: Spinning for Jesus. To me, they capture...
The Way to the Narrow Gate

The Way to the Narrow Gate

The Call to the Narrow Way Today’s Gospel (Luke 13:22–30, RCSVE) challenges us: “Strive to enter through the narrow gate, for many, I tell you, will attempt to enter but will not be strong enough.” Jesus calls us not to a checklist but to Himself: “I am the Way, and...
The Great Divider

The Great Divider

(Reflection on Luke 12:49–53) Growing up in Colorado, I remember family drives into the mountains, where the air grew thinner, the trees sparser, and the views wider. There came a point—sometimes marked by a sign—where we’d cross the Great Divide. I was fascinated by...
Slave No More

Slave No More

A Reflection on Luke 12:42–48. A Child’s Complaint, A Timeless Truth Years ago, when one of our sons was about ten, my husband asked him to help mow the lawn. With a dramatic sigh, he declared, “The only reason you and Dad had us is so you’d have slaves!” I laughed...
A Tale of Two Cities

A Tale of Two Cities

Today’s Gospel (Luke 10:13–16) and its acclamation—“If today you hear his voice, harden not your heart” (Psalm 95:7–8)—echo a timeless tension: the pull between grace and indifference, light and shadow. Charles Dickens captured this duality in the opening sentences of...