Practicing the Presence
We are connected, wired, in touch: via iPad, iPhone, i, i, i....and yet. Yet. Isolation lurks in the corner, waiting to throw it's clammy cloak over our bent shoulders. Even as we stare at a [...]
Deeply Loved arrives! (or, How to Write a book review)
Just got back quick weekend trip to Texas for a family wedding, and was excited to see that my newest book, Deeply Loved, is available on amazon.com today. Don't you just love the cover? Deeply [...]
Loving your neighbors
The rain settles in gentle, gurgles in the downspout outside the window. Today I'm thankful for my neighborhood, and particularly, my neighbors. To live my faith, for me, is less about hours logged at church [...]
Cairns, continued…
Day 2 (Last week, I wrote about cairns, the small piles of rock used to mark hiking trails. The cairns provided a metaphor for spiritual truth, and also gave me a clear picture of some [...]
Building endurance for a joyful adventure
My daughter and I plunge into the shallow flowing stream, walking sticks in hand. After a one mile walk up a relatively easy paved path, we reach the trail head for the Narrows, a canyon in [...]
Book shopping
There's something about a bookstore. The smell of ink, paper, and coffee. The landscape of books: piled on tables, lining shelves. The quiet hum of people talking, or just turning pages. When you buy a [...]
Global Leadership Summit
So last weekend, Bill Hybels tells our congregation, The Global Leadership Summit will be here at Willow this week, and reminds us to extend hospitality, to be friendly to our guests, strike up conversation. And [...]
Sabbath sailing
I stand on the bow of the sailboat and shove hard against the pier piling. Our small boat slowly spins away from the dock and I turn and begin raising the sail as my husband [...]
Do I have to?
This month, we're focusing on Sabbath. The question I've heard: Do I have to? It sounds a lot like when you tell your kids to clean their room or do their homework or brush their [...]
Rest: Living in Sabbath Simplicity
Hey, it's Free Book Friday. Because we're focusing on Sabbath this month (although Living in Sabbath Simplicity is a topic we discuss frequently here), here's an excerpt from my book Rest: Living in Sabbath Simplicity, [...]