Taking a breath before Advent

By |2018-03-02T16:43:30-06:00November 26th, 2012|

This year's shopping season may have started before the turkey leftovers fully cooled, but we have almost a week before Advent officially begins this Sunday. Rather than get caught up in the frenzy, take a [...]

Telling the voice of fear to shut up

By |2018-03-02T16:43:43-06:00November 13th, 2012|

Last week, on Free Book Friday, I asked some questions: "What barriers get in the way of knowing you’re deeply loved? What keeps you from experiencing the love of Jesus in a personal and profound [...]

What brings you joy?

By |2018-03-02T16:44:21-06:00November 10th, 2012|

At the end of a long week, I have had enough of words on screens, of words with child and spouse, trying to understand and be understood. I'm ready for fewer words. Some creatives turn [...]

Will your holidays be holy days?

By |2018-03-02T16:44:27-06:00November 5th, 2012|

It's November. The holidays are coming we tell each other, sometimes with a wild, fearful look in our eyes. But think about that word—holidays. Holy days. Its etymology is far removed from its current stress-inducing [...]

Let the Word minister to you

By |2018-03-02T16:44:42-06:00October 25th, 2012|

As the early morning light filters through the trees in my back yard, the morning glories along the deck railing lift their faces. I sit, open Bible and journal before me. The birds twitter a [...]

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 [...]

Making a spiritual discipline of Sabbath

By |2018-03-02T16:45:04-06:00October 13th, 2012|

What does a life of Sabbath Simplicity look like? The unfortunate stereotypes of constant leisure or contemplation don't come anywhere near my crazy working mom life. But I am committed to living a sanely-paced, God-focused [...]

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 [...]

Practicing the Presence

By |2012-09-25T08:53:56-05:00September 25th, 2012|

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 [...]

Loving your neighbors

By |2018-03-02T16:45:33-06:00September 17th, 2012|

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 [...]

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