Lent (leading us to Easter) brings to mind three words: abstaining, freedom and discipline. Advent (leading us to Christmas) brings to mind three different words: asking, waiting and marveling. At the beginning of Lent I tend to find myself craving…
experiencing God in everything
Loving God with all our mind means that our thinking is wholly engaged to do all it can to awaken and express the heartfelt fullness of treasuring God above all things. John Piper It’s amazing how uncluttered and settled my…
Current Read: God Is In The Manger
In this book, Dietrich Bonhoeffer challenges everyone to look up. To shift our gaze from constantly changing circumstances and events on this earth. He invites the reader to look up, to wait for God to break through and be near….
A Season Of Hope
I was asked to write something for my church’s Advent devotional booklet they printed and gave out for this season. I wrote on hope, and wanted to share it here. “Hope is a heartfelt, joyful conviction that our short term…
Some Advent Thoughts
A call to simplicity. A prompt to be in the present moment, not hurrying, not manipulating. “Every moment I live, I live bowed to something. And if I don’t see God, I’ll bow down before something else.” Ann Voskamp My…
A Season of Lingering
“Is there a greater Gift you could want or need or have? Christ comes right to your Christmas tree and looks at your family tree and says, “I am your God, and I am one of you, and I’ll be the…