AdminJun 7, 20202 minTrust the GardenerThis fence was built for these roses. Over the years, no one had tended them, and there were none growing on the fence at all. Tendrils sho
AdminMay 31, 20203 minGoing Back to the ValleyBut the journey up to the mountain is not smooth, and she is still lame and afraid when she begins. There are many times along the journey w
AdminMay 25, 20203 minOf Masks and MilesI don't normally speak about what I consider to be "political" issues. But in my opinion, this mask vs freedom thing is a clear case decided
AdminMar 22, 20209 minFacing Fear - A Chapter from My Upcoming Book - "Wandering with God"Due to the world's current state of change and uncertainty, I am sharing the chapters on "fear" and "doubt" from "Wandering with God."
AdminMar 22, 20207 minOvercoming Doubt - A Chapter from My Upcoming Book - "Wandering with God"Due to the world's current state of change and uncertainty, I am sharing the chapters on "fear" and *"doubt" from "Wandering with God."
AdminAug 31, 20193 minWhen Accomplishment isn’t the Highest CallI am a doer of things. I’m all about the to-do lists, the completion of tasks, the self-satisfaction of being capable, and the sense of fulf
AdminAug 13, 20193 minThe Theology of RestI’ve spent the last week or so analyzing what I need to do to re-learn how to relax even in seasons of stress. When I have large, long-term
AdminMay 7, 20192 minSeasonsI don’t know what I’m going to write here. Lately everything…everything except doing absolutely nothing…feels hard. Really hard. Part of thi
AdminSep 17, 20182 minThese Small BeginningsLast week, I was working on a big project, and my procrastination level reached heretofore unimagined heights. I literally lay on the floor,
AdminAug 15, 20182 minAm I Good Enough?It seems like everyone out there is trying to be enough, convince themselves they’re enough, prove to everyone else they’re enough. And I’m
AdminApr 4, 20162 minNot PerfectAre you perfect? I know I’m not. I don’t even want to pretend to figure a percentage. I fail – a LOT. When I was younger, I had some notion
AdminFeb 27, 20166 minTruth is Truer in Narnia or Finding Transcendence in ArtI love good art not because it reminds me of reality, but because it gives me hope that there is something beyond the reality I see. I love
AdminDec 7, 20126 minConflict UnresolutionI’ve been dealing a lot with the idea of what I thought was “conflict resolution” in my head lately, until I realized that what I needed to
AdminSep 27, 20125 minDifferent and ConfusedThis world is hard. We all know that, though some to greater extents. But sometimes things happen that just make you look at that fact…loo
AdminNov 16, 20103 minThe Up-Side of HumilityI think that in the past two years, I have been learning valuable lessons in humility…but it hasn’t felt very good. I guess that for most o
AdminDec 4, 20088 minPursuing What You LoveA bundle of appetites. That’s what I am as a bodily entity. This fleshly tent in which I abide is intent on and, unfortunately, often conten
AdminSep 17, 20081 minChasingSometimes in my ignorant rebellion, I chase You away with chocolate and caffeine and television. They numb the senses, soothe…no, smother th
AdminAug 18, 20087 minNeed/Provision vs. Cause/EffectI have been seeing a lot of things and being handed a lot of stuff on a silver platter, per se, that discusses what our relationship with Go
AdminAug 13, 20081 minQuote “To be a witness does not consist in engaging in propaganda, not even in stirring people up, but in being a living mystery. It means to liv
AdminJul 28, 20086 minCircus ChristianityThis morning as I was sitting in church, an image popped into my head. It was the image of a clown. This particular clown had a sad face wit