The Servants Knew
The nine-week season between Christmas and Lent in the Church year is called Epiphany. It begins with a celebration of the Epiphany on January 6, which is recognition of the Magi from the East who followed the star seeking the young Jesus. Epiphany is the revelation that from the beginning of His life, Jesus has been for […]
When Life Doesn’t Turn Out the Way You Planned
Two years ago my husband and I made one of the most radical decisions in our twenty-five years as a married couple. We decided to leave a fulfilling job, secure paycheck, most of our possessions, and a spacious house on an island a stone’s throw from the Atlantic to move to London. Except we didn’t […]
Get Thirsty
Oh, to be like You, Give all I have just to know You Jesus, there’s no one beside You Forever the hope in my heart (Scandal of Grace, Hillsong United) My neighbors just endured an on-repeat, off-key, sing-at-the-top-of-my-lungs rendition as these words inched toward my heart. Because some days you have to help yourself get […]
When You Feel Spiritually Dehydrated…Again
I wasn’t allowed to go to church for three years. I lived in a remote area of China with one female teammate that I met with on Sunday mornings. We would take turns planning our “service,” downloading sermons and singing along with Cyberhymnal online. And while I cherish the simplicity of those days, I also […]