BRAZEN BEAUTY PRINT (MARY ANOINTING JESUS’ FEET) BY LISLE GWYNN GARRITY Clutching the Purse or Pouring the Oil?(Lent week 5 Meditation- John 12:1-8) If you had to name the smell of your life right now… what would it be? Don’t overthink it. Just go with your gut. Burnt toast? Lavender? Wet dog? Gasoline? Fresh bread? Nothing …
©scottandclareloughrige.org “In hatred as in love,we grow like the thing we brood upon.What we loathe, we graft into our very soul.”—Mary Ainsworth (via Dr. Char Dillon <3) Pause for a moment… Is what you’re doing making space for healing, faith, hope, love—God? Or is it shaping you in another direction? Savor…We become what we behold. …
Paul Anthony Loughrige Certitude? No. Mystic? Yes. April 1st—the 37th anniversary of our son Paul’s death.That was the day I was initiated into mystery, not by choice, but by necessity. He did not survive a triple chromosome defect. The doctors had certitude—diagnosis, prognosis, certainty in the science. But I was left with something else—heartbreak: …
©iEnneagram Motions of the Soul 2025 “Who’s Being Stiff-Necked? (Hint: It Might Be You)” “But they did not listen to me or pay attention. They were stiff-necked…” —Jeremiah the Prophet (False Religion is Worthless, Jeremiah 7:26) In Prophet-Speak, being “stiff-necked” means refusing to listen, resisting change, or being too stubborn to care. In modern …
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Photo- Vitor Monthay Table and Temple: Flipping, Setting, or Walking Away? Ever walked into a room, looked around, and thought, “Not today”? Maybe it was a family gathering turned political debate, or a tense meeting where the air was thick enough to cut with a chainsaw. In those moments, do you flip the table, set …
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