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Always Trust Your Story

By |2018-03-02T16:45:00-06:00October 16th, 2012|

“When you find tears in your eyes, especially unexpected tears, it is well to pay the closest attention.” ----Frederick Beuchner Plowing through Facebook updates, I scroll quickly past political diatribe, cat meme, prayer requests from [...]

Spiritual healing

By |2018-03-02T16:45:19-06:00October 6th, 2012|

Do you want to be well? Do you live as if you do? Because we do not drift into wellness--physical, spiritual or otherwise. The fifth chapter of John's gospel opens with a jarring story. Jesus [...]

Do I have to?

By |2012-08-07T09:00:38-05:00August 7th, 2012|

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

By |2018-03-02T18:57:04-06:00August 1st, 2012|

Welcome to August, a month that languishes--or perhaps ought to, were it not filled with back-to-school busy-ness. These are dog days, warm and slow--or so we wish. A time to just relax, enjoy long days. [...]

Healing Solitude

By |2011-11-12T21:35:51-06:00November 12th, 2011|

In the last seven days, I've stood up in front of people and given a talk seven times. Today, after giving two messages back to back at a retreat, I came home thinking I'd need [...]

“I couldn’t possibly…”

By |2018-03-02T18:59:33-06:00October 26th, 2011|

So, if you read the previous post and it made you angry or jealous, keep reading. If you said, "Well, she can do that, but I couldn't possibly..." then let's talk about it. I mean, [...]

Greetings from cold-lanta

By |2018-03-02T19:01:23-06:00November 8th, 2010|

The weather here in Atlanta turned cold the day I got here--the southern sunshine giving a false impression. The natives keep apologizing, taking personal responsibility, apparently, for the cool temperatures. I'm writing this from a [...]

A restful holiday?

By |2010-06-01T05:54:37-05:00June 1st, 2010|

When I talk with women about the possibility of practicing Sabbath, they often tell me they already feel like they are always behind, that they cannot catch up to their endless to-do list. If they [...]

Joy in the midst of change…

By |2010-05-08T09:45:38-05:00May 8th, 2010|

My friend Linda Bryant has a great little blog that you should check out. I got to do a guest post last week, so stop by and check it out, but read her other stuff, [...]

Creation care

By |2018-03-02T19:01:47-06:00April 29th, 2010|

Earth Day seems to have morphed into Earth Month, hasn't it? Well, as Earth Month draws to a close, I written a new article on how spending time in creation can draw us close to the [...]

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