Our Gift to You
When my grandmother passed away last summer, of course I wished for one more day with her. But what I really wished is that I had written down...
Category: Spiritual Formation
I’ll Take Your Shoulders
Around Thanksgiving, I signed up to run a race in late January. Since I’ve abandoned the life of a solo runner (see that story here), I invited my friends...
Holding On To the Truth That Steadies Us
The sweet, little dimpled hands of my toddler carefully position oversized cardboard blocks throughout our tiny living room floor. His joy is contagious as he creates an obstacle course...
Come Join the Celebration
Hopefully this week you’ve been inspired to carve out time to sit with your Father and get away from the noise around you to rest. You’ve heard stories of...
Even Though He Has the Words… He Sits in Silence
We are inundated with words. They are on billboards, over loudspeakers and on car bumpers. Words fill our homes via radios, televisions and books. We listen to podcasts and...
Living an Exodus Life
When I think of Moses, the Israelites and the exodus from Egypt, I can get wrapped up in a moment or an event. I often think of the story...
Grace in the Answers of Honest Questions
“One God! No idols!” the paraphrase begins, best shouted. This simplified list, a tool for children to remember the Ten Commandments, still helps me recall the gist of each...
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,...
Elbow Jabs and Sacred Spaces
The passenger behind me is coughing spastically, and the lady sitting next to me on the plane has bumped my elbow for the tenth time. Irritated, I look up...
Under the Earth and By the Sea {The Grove: Thy Word}
I was standing in cave, somewhere deep under the midwestern US. Darkness so thick I could almost taste it. A hand an inch in front of my face would...
