Which first day is harder for parents: kindergarten or a senior year of high school?
“The days are long the years are brief.” That’s how someone described the parental passage of time to me once, and it is probably true.…
Chris Jackson
Pastor Author Teacher
Chris Jackson
Pastor Author Teacher
Essays
God is a consuming fire–is that a good thing?
Every Californian knows that we have a fifth season in our state: fire season. Our nearly non-existent rainfall and our protracted stretches of hot weather…
Drinking the bitter cup
I don’t want to go through this. I don’t want this to be my life. I don’t want an addicted child, or an ill spouse,…
Loved
This essay was taken in entirety from a prayer devotional that our high school pastor, Steven Draeger, wrote for our students for their time this…
Consolations and Desolations
Recently at Grace, I talked about a spiritual practice called the Examen, a reflective prayer built around two polar sensations: consolations and desolations. St. Ignatius…