One Mind, One Mission
What makes a group project so hard? Why is planning a family trip that everyone will enjoy so complicated? How is it that even when we’re all together we can still feel alone? People. We’re... Read more
From, Through, For (And what happens when we emphasize one over the others)
Romans 11:36 is one of those verses I come back to over and over again: “For from him and through him and for him are all things. To him be the glory forever! Amen.” The... Read more
Death, Where Is Your Sting?
Call me morbid, but the first time I heard the famous song, “Live Like You Were Dying,” I thought, “Well . . . we are.” We are all dying, day by day, until we wind... Read more
The Worst Thing
To fight fear, my mind usually goes to the greatest extreme. What’s the worst that could happen? I go there mentally and play it all out. For many years, I’d wind up creating contingency plans... Read more
Who Do We Ask for Help?
Sometimes, when I feel particularly overwhelmed by problems of my own and others, I find myself wishing there was more I could do than pray. Prayer just doesn’t feel like enough. But when I recognize... Read more
Love Isn’t a Feeling, But We Feel It
Love isn’t a feeling, but we feel it. Sometimes with a smile, a blush, and a racing heart. Sometimes with a tear as we grieve a loved one’s death. We feel it beyond the milestone... Read more
Who Has Bewitched You?
“You foolish Galatian!” I say to myself. Who has bewitched me? Don’t I know Jesus died for me? After starting in the spirit am I finishing in the flesh? — Paul’s words in Galatians 3... Read more
In No Hurry
“But when the fullness of time had come, God sent forth his Son, born of woman, born under the law, to redeem those who were under the law, so that we might receive adoption... Read more
2022 Good List
What a year it’s been! As the new year approaches, I’m following Laura Wifler’s lead and sharing a list of some of the good stuff of 2022. Finishing a 2-year chronological Bible plan; Revelation at... Read more
The Christmas Choir You Already Signed Up For
All through the instrumental introduction, I was praying. We’d had a busy day – a busy week, a busy month – and many people were on my heart. Their needs and their joys played through... Read more