Jesus moved. The Israelites moved. And we’re moving too.
Moving is once again making me realize: all of life is detaching from that which does not last forever and clinging to the good news in Christ.
Discipleship
A bright teen asked me to explain the Trinity. Here’s what I said.
I said a prayer for guidance and remembered no one can comprehend the grace of God.
My morning prayers keep me focused on the Holy Spirit’s presence.
For twenty years, my prayer practice reminded me that my children were sealed with the Holy Spirit and marked as Christ’s own forever.
I grow my garden; Jesus grows me.
How I feel about these plants in my garden is merely a fraction of the way Jesus feels about me and how I am growing.
The Turquoise Table: Review, Excerpt, Giveaway!
Kristin Schell wanted to extend hospitality to strangers. When a picnic table was deposited in her front yard, she suddenly saw how to begin.
Easter upends our expectations. Thank God!
I take my youngest son to watch the dawning of day. Together each morning we rediscover the hope of resurrection.
Mary, Elizabeth, and you: finding your place in the Feast of the Visitation
Today we celebrate the Feast of the Visitation, when Mary goes to visit her older cousin, Elizabeth after accepting the call to carry and give birth to Jesus. Just why do we celebrate this event? Where’s our place in the story? Let’s find it.
Thinking ahead to Pentecost: Five Ways to Celebrate
From fast and simple to involved and edifying, five ways to celebrate Pentecost at home.
Summer’s coming – and I’m thinking about reunions.
In sharing our memories, we will laugh until we cry, and then cry until we laugh.
God reached out a hand for Jesus; God reaches out a hand for me.
When I look back at my life, what felt like random stumbling at the time now appears ordered and planned, as if someone far bigger and wiser than I is holding the reins.