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...
Category: Spiritual Formation
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...
The Discipline of Tuning Out
“In the silence of the heart God speaks. If you face God in prayer and silence, God will speak to you. Then you will know that you are nothing....
Wondering at Beautiful Skies and Suffering
Mongolia has a beautiful sky. It’s big, it’s clear and in the 1990s, it was the place I loved to look. In the evenings the air would be crisp...
A Tale of Two Skies
It was a tale of two skies that morning. In between my panting and my praise, I diverted from my morning’s walk to dodge the muddied...
A Prayer for 2021
Lord, in your mercy, hear the prayers we are praying from all the far-flung corners of the globe. We are weary. Angry. Afraid. Confused. Hopeful....
A Response to Longing
Powdered Hazelnut creamer. There was a time when powdered hazelnut creamer, unexpectedly discovered on the shelf of randomness at the Indian-run supermarket, literally elicited a squeal from my mouth....
Drenched Yet?
I can see Jesus and his disciples in their boat, crossing the Sea of Galilee, when a storm hits. It isn’t a nice storm, it is a rough one--even...
