Disappointment with God: A Lenten Lament

By |2018-03-02T16:30:27-06:00February 11th, 2016|

I didn’t expect to usher in Lent feeling angry at God, but that’s how it went down. On Shrove Tuesday, my fervent prayers for a dear friend that I love and walk beside went unanswered. [...]

Taking it to the streets on Good Friday

By |2018-03-02T16:34:56-06:00April 4th, 2015|

Most Good Fridays, I go to my suburban church where I watch a service that is beautiful, moving, tear-jerking at times. It has been planned out for months, every note of music carefully scripted, every video [...]

Why the Psalms are in the Bible

By |2018-03-02T16:35:06-06:00March 30th, 2015|

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 [...]

Is God adorable?

By |2018-03-02T16:36:41-06:00February 25th, 2015|

What, or whom, do you adore? Your kids, your spouse, your friends? Coffee or chocolate? An adorable cappuccino. We tend to use the word adore and all its iterations rather lightly. "That is [...]

A monastic approach to motherhood

By |2018-03-02T16:38:48-06:00January 20th, 2015|

I’m excited to welcome Micha Boyett, author of Found: A Story of Questions, Grace and Everyday Prayer, to the blog today and tomorrow for a little interview. First, my short review of Found: Being a [...]

Building endurance for a joyful adventure

By |2018-03-02T18:56:22-06:00September 3rd, 2012|

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 [...]

The perfect gift (and the story behind it)

By |2018-03-02T18:58:53-06:00December 23rd, 2011|

Sometimes the best gift you can give someone is prayer, even if you don't know them. Today, many of us are last-minute shopping and wrapping, desperate to figure out what would be the perfect gift. [...]

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