Brad Powers

The Hour I Didn't Have

Last Friday the calendar was already full. I hadn't made it to noon mass in over a week. Technically I didn't have the time — what would Paul tell me to do? A reflection on Romans 12:1–2.

The Full Room

One of the team members on a confirmation retreat said it out loud: "He is going to be here. He is coming soon." They were right, even more than they knew. A reflection on 1 Corinthians 10:16–17.

Already in the Bag

The first bag I looked at had four pairs of underwear, two pairs of socks, ten shirts, and no sunscreen. There was more packed into that bag than my kids knew. What does their bag teach us about God? A reflection on Luke 24:13–35.

Wrecked by Mercy

It is easy to start treating grace like a ladder we need to climb. Matthew West said he was wrecked by mercy when he truly understood why that is wrong. A reflection on 1 Corinthians 11:23–29.

Jesus 20:20

In the year 258, a boy was making his way through the streets of Rome carrying what looked like bread. A mob stopped him, demanded to see it, and beat him to death when he refused. What he was willing to die for tells you everything about what was actually there. A reflection on Luke 22:14–20.

Better than a Bagel

I love donuts — probably more than I should. I grabbed what looked like one and took a big bite. It was a bagel. Sometimes God gives us something different than what we expected — and it turns out to be better. A reflection on John 6:52–69.