I have no shame: Every time I tear up. If he is going to be out of town for more than 36 hours, that pressure builds up in the back of my eyes as we say goodbye. He said it…
Ever find yourself lethargic in prayer for others?
I have a few friends encountering really big things — decisions, surgery, suffering — and while I can be present to listen or care or help them, which seems most important, the best thing I can do for them is…
Clothe Yourself With: Prayer
It’s been awhile since I’ve had a new addition to my Clothe Yourself With series, and I am super excited about this one. Kathy is the mom of a friend, and even from afar she has been a spiritual encouragement…
I’m tired of acting like a wolf who can’t keep up.
Funny title, huh? Stay with me. Have you ever heard the phrase ‘wolf it down’? I’ve heard it used in reference to kids stuffing their faces with birthday cake or myself when I’m enjoying ice cream because I’m the weird…
four questions that help activate faith in my life
It was one weighty situation after another, and I felt paralyzed by the need to think, feel, and decide wisely. Choices of when to speak and when to be quiet, how to wade unfamiliar relational waters, and how to listen…
prayer: how much of God can I savor in this moment?
At just shy of double digits I became a Christian, and learned to pray using a checklist of sorts. Maybe you know it: ‘ACTS’ – Adoration, Confession, Thanksgiving, and Supplication. And while this practice formed in me a habit of…
Books That Transform Lives
Books. Worlds to dive into, catapults to new perspectives, adventures of knowledge. Various paths forged by unique personalities to help love God with our minds. I asked a handful of friends for a book they would say has transformed their…
the wonder of simple prayers
“Prayer is the quiet, persistent living of our life of desire and faith in the presence of our God.” Andrew Murray The Bible says we have God’s Spirit inside us. In other words, there is someone by your side every…
the importance of ongoing prayer
“For he satisfies the longing soul, and the hungry soul He fills with good things.” Psalm 107:9 This year I have gone through a lot of change… I mean a lot. If I were to list the major life changes, emotional…
the practice of internal wonder
Internal stillness takes practice. It is the fruit of hiddenness — a life that’s lived looking at God, a life of wonder in Him — and it needs to be cultivated. Sara Hagerty, Unseen Do you ever feel tempted to…
earth and heaven
O Lord, I live here as a fish in a vessel of water, only enough to keep me alive, but in heaven I shall swim in the ocean. Here I have a little air in me to keep me breathing, but…
Cheer up. He is calling you.
Do you know the story of blind Bartimeus? It’s in Mark 10… Then they reached Jericho, and as Jesus and his disciples left town, a large crowd followed him. A blind beggar named Bartimaeus (son of Timaeus) was sitting beside…