The first part of Psalm 42:7 incorporates prayer right into the midst of what the writer meant as a more contemplative song for the Sons of Korah to sing in the Temple. The words, however, seem a bit mysterious,…
I don’t really know where to begin… My heart is broken…. So, I’m especially grateful for the verse above. I keep whispering it into my soul… So much loss this past week… So much grief!!!! And, with it, even…
Every time we cross, yet another bridge into a new-normal, there are growing pains, uncomfortable learning curves, and (I’ll say it again) mourning… Four years after we returned from Kenya, we drove our oldest to Phoenix, AZ and dropped…
(THIS TRUTH WE CLING TO AMIDST LOSS & CHANGE…He never changes! How not to lose hope.) Grief. Loss. Transition. Change. Those words resonate with all of us right now… …and, I’m finding addressing the banality of it is meaningful.…
I’ve sat through session after session, in retreat following retreat, and listened to the first words spoken in Grief of Loss and Transition workshops. I’ve written them down. It started so I would remember them. At this point, I…
What does life look like for you right now? Recently, mine’s been measured by Zoom calls, audio podcasting, blog writing, and video-taped retreat sessions…long walks, once a week grocery store visits, and working in the garden. Day-to-day doesn’t look…
If you didn’t read Thursday’s post, better stop and scroll down the page and do so now. Today I pick up where I left off on Thursday…and were there a title, it would be: Lessons on Courage Learned on…
Sometimes, we all just need a few practical handles to grab onto when worry, anxiety and fear threaten to upend us. We need those practical helps in order to be the light in the midst of darkness; especially when…
If I were to title this blog post, I’d use this title (which is also good advice): Make Friends with Your Fear Truly, do this! Fear has value. I know it does! I’ve seen fear work to my benefit.…
AW Tozer wrote: A scared world needs a fearless church! Indeed, it does!!!!!!! As this pandemic moves us further into abnormal, we’re seeing the church being the church in new and diverse ways. It’s bringing about the need to…