Although I’ve never been Catholic, I’ve always loved Lent. It begins today. The tradition of giving up, fasting from something enjoyable, sacrificing in gratitude for the 40 days Jesus fasted and overcame temptation for our sake. We sacrifice something meaningful to us. In the process we are transformed. Character is built through choosing discipline – Read more…
Overcoming Resistance
There are things in life we’re called to do. To accomplish. To bring forth. It’s not about us. It’s about those who need what we came here to give. Exhaustion. Obstacles. Duties. Distractions. Fear in countless guises aims to distract us from our goal. See the distractions for what they are. For why they’ve come. Read more…
Delight In Simple Surprises
How often we forget to delight in the simple surprises along the way. Those little miracles that offer moments of joy. A sweet bouquet from hands that love. A stray kitten at the door. An unexpected invitation. A message on the page. Waffles for dessert. A nap because we can. Let’s not move so quickly Read more…
A Season Of Tears
This is a season of tears. A holy ache spills from the heart, escaping through the eyes. A neighbor dies too young. Remembering, our hearts plead for those breathing through their grief. Let’s choose to reach out anyway. A stray kitten arrives crying to be saved. The heart breaks over what it cannot keep. Let’s Read more…
Wake-Up Calls From Heaven
Let’s be grateful for the ones we love today. Those with us and those we miss. I’m thinking of my big brother Dave today. He would have been 57. I doubt birthday’s matter as much in Heaven, but I still celebrate him in my heart on January 17th each year. And I think of friends Read more…
Move Forward – It’s Time To Bloom
Lately, I’ve been going through old journals from a time filled with a series of devastating losses. Viewed through the safe distance of hindsight, the words penned in darkness years ago paint a glorious picture of redemption for today. They bear evidence of whispered promises long forgotten which have now been born to life, desperate prayers answered Read more…
Too Busy To Hear God’s Voice
On Sunday mornings our Pastor likes to ask where we’ve seen Jesus this week. He reminds us to look for the extraordinary in the ordinariness of our days. We are like Moses herding sheep upon the mountains, busy with our jobs and lives, walking blindly through a world quietly ablaze. When darkness comes we plead Read more…
Friends Are Angels In Human Form
There are people in our lives whose depth of friendship we’ll never really know until all hell breaks loose: Angels in people skin. When you’re emptied of everything you thought you were, these people take you home to rest. And wait for you to remember. They sing over you the praises of our Lord, Who Read more…
God’s Abundance
Everywhere you look there is evidence of God’s abundance… if you just have eyes to see. Look around you. It’s everywhere. Nature speaks of the heart of our Great God. So much beauty. So much interconnectedness. So much bounty. So much proliferation of provision. It is only in our fear, our looking inward, our focusing Read more…
The Gift of Losing Everything
I recall after one very long season of losses in my life, of home, family, and finances, I was led into a desert place to commune, repent , heal, study, and be ministered to. One day as I looked up from that place, a sign appeared in answer to my prayers. Through it God spoke Read more…