Release. Reform. Renew
I love watching home renovation shows. There’s something about taking that old, uninhabitable fixer upper and transforming it into the re-imagined livable space that intrigues me....
Category: Spiritual Disciplines
How Was Your Sabbatical?
When people ask me, “How was your sabbatical?” I am reminded of arriving back in America after a term and people asking me, “So how was China?”...
Building a Daily Foundation of Renewal
For all of us, all around the world, this has been one unbelievable, unimaginable year. The daily tensions, headlines and continuous flow of words feeds the...
Let It Be
The word “disciple” usually brings to mind the Twelve: Jesus’ closest followers, the men with whom he spent most of his three-year ministry. From the many stories we have...
Rejoice and Connect
If you need a good Scripture exercise, grab your concordance and look up all the verses with the word “rejoice”. Here are a few: Psalm...
Hospitality as Sacred Space {The Grove: Sacred Spaces}
I know I’ve mentioned it before, but I’ve moved around a lot. In fact, I’ve lived in transitional church housing longer than I have lived in any other location,...
Crinkled Pages
There is something sacred about old things. Whether I am walking through an ancient city carved from stone in Jordan, or peeking into my grandmother’s...
Boldly I Pray
I had the amazing privilege of meeting Helen Jean Parks while living in Dallas, Texas, and I hope you will enjoy reading a bit of her story and her...
Thank Goodness
One thing I have been cautious of as a parent is mis-leading my kids no matter how innocent my intentions are. If I tell them that Santa Claus is...
Where Discernment Begins {The Grove: Discernment}
“And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight, so that you may be able to discern what is...
