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Dead bugs and elbow grease in the chapter of March


Brain things, Walking with Jesus

In the Book of Our Lord 2022, it suddenly occurred to Shari Zook that she had once again been living her life by sheer elbow grease.

March 16, 2022

Church Grief: A letter opened


Walking with Jesus

Ryan offered this letter to our church at the end of 2021. I am sharing it with you because he is better at words these days than I am.

January 19, 2022

Alphabet prayers


Walking with Jesus

I’ve been reading the book of Lamentations. It’s so beautiful that I tried writing an English prayer in the same structure, just for fun.

February 15, 2021

Sunday morning playlist


Walking with Jesus

Here is a list of the songs that keep me going these days, from widely diverse styles. You don’t have to like them.

February 12, 2021

Cusick and my Gospel


Walking with Jesus

I sat licking my spoon. The ice cream was really good. So was the sermon. Cusick was not referencing Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John…

August 18, 2020

Dingalingaling heaven


Walking with Jesus

I would like to hear from you. What formed your ideas of heaven? How did you learn what you know?

February 20, 2020

In which my year begins with worship


Walking with Jesus

Lord, you know me intimately: my then, my now, my after – as you know all that is in the universe.

January 12, 2020

(Dis)orienting experiences


Walking with Jesus

I went to a Supper to taste the Christ, I was so hungry for him. So very hungry after months of vacuity, and when I received the bread he was suddenly there, in me.

December 10, 2019

Sunday’s confession of faith


Walking with Jesus

I too have turned my child over to hard things, and I too have let him cry into his pillow, and sometimes I hate myself for that.

August 8, 2019

The power of blessing


Walking with Jesus

We can analyze and dissect the power of our words all we want – but the essence of faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.

June 19, 2019

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Shari Zook


Shari Zook is a wife, mother of four, and foster parent for the past eight years. She bakes cakes, grows herbs, and reads amazing books, but her heart is in nurturing children, crafting words, and connecting with women.

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