Confused by Balloons, Comforted by Banners
The first time I saw it, I laughed. A runner with a balloon tied to his back. Is someone trying to be the circus clown? Stand out in the...
Category: Spiritual Formation
El Roi – The God Who Sees Me…And You
Sometimes, there’s a song that speaks to us for a moment. And then there are times that a song just lingers. We put it on replay...
The Beauty that Remains
During our year in France studying language, we would pass through a courtyard garden every day. The garden was home to flowers of many kinds. In bright pinks, yellows,...
Tree of Abiding
It seems that the older I get, the less complicated I need things to be. I have enough trouble remembering where my keys are, what I walked into a...
To Know and Be Known
Recently, this question caught me: Am I known by God? Of course, I know the intellectual answer to this question. Yes, God is my Creator, as...
Divide and Conquer
“Pit race against race, religion against religion, prejudice against prejudice. Divide and conquer! We must not let that happen here.” -Eleanor Roosevelt But...
He Got Me with Flowers
God got me with flowers. My burning bush so to speak was wild and purple/blue, blooming along the roads and the lava rock meadows of Iceland. It was the...
The Ups and Downs of Hand-Me-Downs
I grew up on hand-me-downs. There were the hand-me-down clothes, the hand-me-down dolls (anyone else remember old, matted doll hair that makes your skin crawl?), the...
The Value of Secondhand Faith
As a mom, I desperately want my children to have a deep, real, full, abiding relationship with Jesus. I want them to love, serve and honor him all the...
In the Quiet and in the Fray, Say His Name
In the quiet and in the fray, say His Name… It’s been one of those days—when the water goes out and the landlord above has been...
