Why the Psalms are in the Bible
My friend Jen is Episcopal, and the girl knows her way around The Book of Common Prayer --a book I never even heard of until I was in college. I'm vaguely jealous of her familiarity [...]
Serving others is not entirely about others
As Deeply Loved daughters and sons of God, our response is to spill out that love to others. To engage in living out our faith by serving others. As my friend Tim Fall points, out, [...]
What is your heart full of?
Garbage in, garbage out. This is true in business, in computer programing, in living. It's true of our heart, mind, and soul. So the question becomes: what are you putting into your mind? What do [...]
How to experience unconditional love
Sabbath--just saying that word brings a sort of peace to our frazzled minds. Day 27 of our Deeply Loved Lent study is on one of my favorite topics. I've written a couple of books about [...]
Solitude (in community)
One of our readings this week was titled "Alone." We considered the call to come away with Christ, to spend time in his presence without distractions, without others. The call to solitude is a call [...]
Meditate on God’s promises
Do you ever find yourself hurrying through Scripture? Skimming to get it done, but not letting it soak in? Then wondering why you're left feeling uninspired? photo courtesy of Lightstock.com The Bible tells [...]
Day 4 of Deeply Loved
Thanks for the tweets and posts from yesterday's book give-away. I'm speaking at a writer's conference today, so we'll announce our winner on Monday. Today's practice is often called the "review of the day." It [...]
Free book Friday in our Deeply Loved study!
It’s Free Book Friday! Today is your first chance to enter a drawing to win a free autographed copy of Deeply Loved: 40 Ways in 40 Days to Experience the Heart of Jesus. We’ll be [...]
How can you walk in God’s presence?
Today is Day 2 on our Deeply Loved Lent adventure. Today's devotional is all about simply focusing our attention on Jesus throughout the day, and enjoying the gift of his presence with you. If you're [...]
Living into Christ’s love during Lent
Ash Wednesday, 2015 Depending on which faith tradition stream you swim in, today is a solemn day of reflection, the beginning of a season of prayer and fasting—or not. I grew up in a evangelical [...]