One day he got into a boat with his disciples and said to them, “Let us cross to the other side of the lake.” So they set sail, and while they were sailing he fell asleep. A squall blew over… Read More ›
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Dust to dust
For you are dust, and to dust you shall return. Genesis 3:19 What does Lent mean to you? What are your expectations, if you have any, during this season of Lent? Do you hope to discover something deeper about yourself,… Read More ›
Present in the details
What if the life you were living was written in a book. The pages, a collection of moments. The chapters, seasons in your life. A few main characters, some just passing through to define the smaller details on the page…. Read More ›
Presence
Are you present? Presence is defined as “being with one or others or in the specified or understood place”. Swinging on the porch of a little cottage in Waco, TX, I wondered how present I’ve been lately as I listen… Read More ›
God’s phenomenon
They that hope in the LORD will renew their strength, they will soar on eagles’ wings; They will run and not grow weary, walk and not grow faint. Isaiah 40:31 Ever notice something unique in nature that grabs your attention?… Read More ›
The flickering lattern
Your word is a lamp for my feet, a light for my path. Psalm 119:105 Do you experience pot holes along your journey? What if these little pot holes in our journey cause the light in our spirit to dim… Read More ›
Would the real God stand up?
Mid-afternoon, focused on a project at work, I receive a call. On the other line are tears. “Mom, I had an accident.” The fears, the adrenaline that rush through the body in a single second after hearing those words is… Read More ›
Mercy: Finding Love Through a Journey in the Desert
I started this Lenten journey gung-ho. I was going to write each day as I journeyed through brokenness in the parched desert to finding love in anticipation of the ultimate example of love. Right out the gate of Lent, life… Read More ›
Hope: Finding Love Through a Journey in the Desert
For I know well the plans I have in mind for you plans for your welfare and not for woe, so as to give you a future of hope. When you call me, and come and pray to me, I… Read More ›
Finding Love through a journey in the desert: Transforming the heart
I will give you a new heart, and a new spirit I will put within you. I will remove the heart of stone from your flesh and give you a heart of flesh. I will put my spirit within you… Read More ›