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Two Lines
I laughed as I said it, rolling my eyes while tearing open the test package. At this point, it felt less like pessimism and more like routine. For the better part of a year, I had become…
Surrender
He weighed 150 lbs., stood 5’8”, and died in a Japanese internment camp when he was 43 years old. When he died, all of Scotland mourned. He was an athlete by birth; a lover of God by choice.
The Rock that is Higher
Our slow morning began resting beside a familiar river tucked intimately within the Smoky Mountains. With the waters beneath…the trees above…
The Soul Who Seeks Him
I leaned my head back against the wall I was sitting against. Determination steeled itself inside of me. The morning sun was pouring through the panes of my screened porch, and the air was thick with humidity.
Taking a Knee
There are many good people among us. Perhaps you are one of them. You try and do good things. Be seen in good ways. Speak in good ways. You hope that when people think of you…
The Wise Gatekeeper
Recently Maggie and I were enjoying a day together and a most interesting topic emerged. In the midst of our talk Maggie said, “Mom, that’s a reach. You’ve got to write it.”
Between the Yellow Lines
The sun was shining brightly through the windows of our car as we drove down a winding road that Sunday morning. It was peaceful; we were on our way to church…
Grace in the Barn
It was a place of adventure with beautiful web covered lines, strong animal smells, dark corners and light beams filled with dancing dust.
Another's Faith
My mom was a teacher at my elementary school so my younger brother and I spent a great deal of time roaming the halls, playing on the playground, spinning in mom’s desk chair, and best of all…
No Applause Needed
He was loud and boisterous, she was quiet and aware. He pushed peoples hearts, she held their hands. I owe so much to this dark haired, soft spoken lady.
Are You a Baruch?
You see, Baruch “did good”. It “looked good”. But then we come to Jeremiah 45, with it’s 5 verses that reveal something more…
Baruch Who?
When we take time to read, not scan, but truly take-in the scriptures, we have the chance to accurately imagine the setting, the characters, the realness of it all.
Ask…
Samuel was the son of Hannah, the barren woman, who prayed to God asking for a child. She gave birth to a son. Hannah had promised God…
Choose Carefully
Choose carefully what you hold tightly. Choose carefully. Always, the week after Easter my mind find its focus on this hidden treasure of thought.
Flipping Tables
Everything was normal that day. People from all over the region entering in. So many sounds…so many smells…so many people…but this was normal.
Preparing a Place: The Quiet Work of God
A flash of bright blue lands on the little birdhouse I put up earlier this month. My heart jumps, and I freeze - I don’t want to scare him away.
Opening Doors, Calming Storms
He was young when God spoke to him. Intimidated, unsure, insecure in himself and his abilities, and perhaps afraid of what this might mean…
More Bread Please
These life changing — heart checking — words spoken by our Shepherd are like bread crumbs on the path which leads us closer to Him. Bread crumbs from THE Bread of Life…
The Hem of Him
The older I’ve gotten, the more I’ve learned, I’ve found a way of living that transforms and lightens the heaviness…
Nothing was Breaking
In that moment it wasn’t the chaos of the storm that moved me - it was the aftermath. The way the trees stood under the weight they did not choose…