On Faith
A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words
"holiness is the chief beauty of grace." Andrew Murray, Abiding in Christ I've run out of any original thoughts this week, my friends. They seem to have all run out from my brain through my fingertips while I talk about the little book I …
Why I Stopped Having ‘Quiet Time’ {for all the right reasons}
“…the resolving of the conflict between sacred and the secular (or, better said, the repairing of the damage done by divorcing them) has been billed as the major problem of modern theology.” -Robert Farrar Capon, The Supper of the Lamb, …
When the World is Broken Along With my Heart
I hardly know where to begin these days, to write down my heart's cry and soul's sigh. The world is splintering, shattering it seems, on every side. All I can do is re-center myself with a song. Thank you to my friend Laurie Klein for the …
The Body of Memories-September 11th
I met a friend recently for lunch at a park near my home, desperate for her company and encouragement. Nerves were frayed, emotions out of whack, reserve tanks anything but reserved. I apologized in advance for my undone condition. As I attempted …
When Disaster Strikes
Psalm 29-A Psalm of David. 'Ascribe to the Lord, O heavenly beings, ascribe to the Lord glory and strength. 2 Ascribe to the Lord the glory due his name; worship the Lord in the splendor of holiness. 3 The voice of the Lord is over the …
Bob Goff, Keith Green & Gratitude
“We’ll know we’re living gratefully by seeing how our love multiplies itself in the lives of the people around us. People don’t follow vision; they follow availability.” -Bob Goff, founder of lovedoes.org Last week I rewarded myself for five days …
A Prayer for America {a #poem}
I wish I could collect the light, landing its shadows on this page as it creeps ever brighter through the gray. Pour it out to wash my heart, salve the wound of this present heaviness, the sighs that never end.Hold it lightly aloft, …
