Sometimes, getting a song stuck in your head is annoying. Other times, it is a gift. As I look back on my years walking with God, He has often given me that gift. At key times of dependence on Him, times filled with uncertainty or pain or frustrations, … Continue reading
Steve Wiens is a gift to the blogging world. He is a pastor whose voice is a needed reminder of the power of vulnerability and authenticity. I’m lucky enough to live in the same city as him, and can tell you his real life presence is just as great as … Continue reading
I was going to write a post today filled with platitudes about what the Lord’s Prayer teaches us about praying. But the truth is, my own prayer life stinks. If I wrote the kind of post I wanted to write, I would be the same kind of hypocrite … Continue reading
I would be embarrassed if you could see my thoughts. I try to conceal how self-centered I am, but if you had this view to my inner mind, you would see the truth. I think about myself all the time. I get ready in the morning and … Continue reading
It was warmer than I anticipated. The temperature was mild, but the sun blazes hot in the desert. Still, the hike through the canyon was striking. The cacti stretched their arms towards the sun, and let their needles glow in its light, The boulders radiated their red warmth … Continue reading
I have been sick for so long that I don’t remember what healthy feels like. It is cold and flu season, my son is in a public school kindergarten, and we live in a new community. That is the perfect trifecta for viruses to overwhelm my little family. A … Continue reading
There are questions that lurk below the surface of our longings. These are the things we wonder in the quiet and dread in the dark but don’t speak into the open light of day. Questions we are too nervous to ask because we fear the answers even more than the … Continue reading
I’ve bumped up against one of those Psalms again. You know, one of those Psalms, a psalm that requests God’s vindication and begs for Him to rise up against enemies. A Psalm with verses like Since they hid their net for me without cause and without cause dug a pit … Continue reading
It has become a predictable pattern in our house. My two year old comes into the kitchen and asks for a snack. “Sure,” I say. “How about some Goldfish?” He responds with a nod of his head and an enthusiastic run to his chair, ready to receive what I give … Continue reading
I love my to-do list. It might not be for the reason you think. It’s not because of how much I enjoy checking things off. (Which is, for the record, a wonderful feeling.) No, the primary reason why I love my to-do list is because it relieves my anxiety. Before … Continue reading
