3 Lessons Learned During this National Election Cycle (THIS IS NOT A POLITICAL POST)
God routinely stuns me into silence at the endless ways He teaches me grace. I have learned more about faith, worship, and the active practice of Christianity during this clearly contentious election cycle than I ever imagined possible. I am first to confess that even...
To A Thousand Generations
I lie on the guest room bed at my dad’s house, eyes closed, breathing slowly and deeply. Anxiety grips me like a vice and makes me feel like there’s a rock in my gut and a weight on my chest. The anxiety itself causes more anxiety, as I wonder why...
The Broken Beloved
You are the BELOVED Does it feel awkward to embrace those words? We hear so many negative voices from the world. Their volume booming around us, sending a persistent message that you are not loved, not intelligent, unpopular and unattractive. It can drive us into a...
Is This As Good As It Gets?
Dappled patches of afternoon sunlight pierced through the arching limbs of the old cottonwood tree. The shade gave little relief from the July heat. Decades ago, an arm of the tree was broken off in a storm. I run my finger across the rings and try to count the years....
From Thinking to Believing…
One of my favorite books growing up was “The Little Engine That Could”. I loved how this book inspired and taught me a lesson of perseverance. There was a sense of cheering for the Little Engine as he learned to believe that he could make it over the...
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