Making the holidays holy days
Photo by Hans Vivek from StockSnap Maybe because it snowed on Halloween this year, I’m suddenly thinking about Christmas. Which I realized is 50 days from today. Fifty days! I tell you that [...]
What do you want?
Our DeeplyLoved Lent series is drawing to a close. We've got just a few more days until Easter. Today is Maundy Thursday, the day before Good Friday. Traditionally, it's the day we remember Jesus and [...]
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, [...]
Lavish love
See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it [...]
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 [...]
Leaning into the comfort of God
Sometimes I ask God, my rock-solid God, “Why did you let me down? Why am I walking around in tears, harassed by enemies?” They’re out for the kill, these tormentors with their obscenities, Taunting day [...]
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 [...]
Free book Friday: Where have you noticed God?
When I teach spiritual formation classes or lead small groups, I build a habit of asking a simple question to begin our time together: where have you noticed God since we last met? I'd do [...]
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 [...]
