The Language of Desire
Most of us don’t traffic in the language of desires. We consider them impractical, unobtainable, or less than holy. Desires typically get boxed up with wishful thinking and daydreams. We ignore them. Forget them. Attempt to squash them. But desires are ever present, just under the surface, refusing to be contained, making themselves known in […]
Pringles, a Cracked Plastic Spoon, and the Desire of our Souls
A Star Wars Jabba-the-Hutt Lego set. That was what set my brother-in-law on a quest that would end up with a costly broken lock on a car, and a big fat punishment for him. When he was a kid, he desperately wanted that Star Wars Lego set. So, when he was pretty sure that his […]
The Daily Grind of Desiring God
This is what I desire these days of seeking and hoping for healing of my own brokenness: I want to be healed. I want to desire God. I want to WANT TO again. What gets in the way? Let’s see…I could blame my kids. They’re always running around acting like wild animals, and I feel […]
When You Want a Beautiful Home and Don’t Have One
We just moved into our third home … our third home this year. In a few weeks we’ll move again. To another temporary home. (Because our plans changed). We’ve been married almost twelve years, have lived in nine different places, and have never owned a home. In one of our foreign apartments we had a bathroom […]