Life’s singular moments are rarely what they seem. But when pressed all together across the thread of time, the bitter and the sweet become like brilliant-colored beads – the adornment of a beautiful life. What first seems bitter, over time becomes sweet. The trick is not to judge too soon. It’s a great mystery – Read more…
The Blessing of Prickly Things
I’ve been away awhile. Much has changed. Transformed really. I went on a journey as one thing and became another by its end. I can’t help but wonder… What if prickly places are God’s Blessings in disguise… His Way of urging us to fly? Amen.
Being Made Useful
I was reminded this morning that every experience of our past has made us into who we are today. The more we’ve been through, the larger our heart may grow. The more we’ve overcome, the more we understand, the more useful we become. That has been my lifelong prayer: to be used in the service Read more…
The 12 Best Things I Learned Going Through Hell
1. There’s a reason God wants to be #1 in our lives: because He’s God (duh), and because putting anyone or anything in His place will hurt us deeply. 2. What I thought would kill me didn’t: losing my job, my house, my possessions, abuse, addiction, divorce, cancer, death, poverty, wiping my father’s bum, Alzheimer’s, evil, homelessness. Read more…