In case of emergency… create a spiritual toolkit
We have insurance policies, health insurance, spare tires, first aid kits, and AAA. What preparation do we have for when we have a spiritual emergency?
parenting
We made church in the wilderness (a Hurricane Matthew story).
Sixteen of us from four congregations joined at the top of a mountain to share communion and pray together.
We drove the wrong way on the highway (a Hurricane Matthew story).
We were lucky to have 36 hours to prepare before we evacuated. In Baton Rouge this August, people had 5 minutes.
I prayed and remembered Scripture (a Hurricane Matthew story).
I asked God to hear my prayer: “I know it’s just stuff, God, but it’s ours.”
What do an election and a hurricane have in common?
Stories of evacuating from and responding to Hurricane Matthew give perspective to this election season.
How Daily Devo Guides My Parenting
I had no idea that reading, writing, and editing Daily Devo: Devotions for Families would make me a better disciple, and a better parent.
Cross-Country, All Saints, and Life’s Relay Race
I am no saint of the church. I am a mom on the sidelines praying that my kids will run the race of faith.
Math, Sin, and Faith Formation in the Car
Responding to kids’ faith questions when they come – including in the car on the way to ballet – helps them understand that faith matters every day of the week.
Not-so-great expectations (for clergy kids – and all of us)
Clergy kids get special expectations. But Jesus overturned the expectations of others.
E Pluribus Unum – A United, Broken Family
Maybe faith is just this: to accept that we are loved, even in the brokenness.