No matter what, I have God. As I hear details of global conflict and of a friends’ suffering, as I embrace limitations of a pregnant body, as I steward deep…
reflection
today was a good day
We were happily surprised by 4 owls talking and flying 100 yards from our back door. Anna currently loves listening for them so it was a treat. I spent some…
a question I’m regularly asking
I think I’m getting it from John Ortberg: How can I go about the busyness of my life without severing the life-giving connection between myself and God? What habits need…
these are the days
These are the days… of proud spin moves on the trampoline of spending the afternoon driving the few miles from our home to play on the playground or feed the…
grace in the back row
I grew up sitting with my family, every Sunday morning and evening, in the second row. I eventually heard the phrase “back row baptist” with all its negative connotation. And…
the way through is through
That’s it. A profound and unsettling reality: The way through is through. Not avoiding, not going around, not ignoring, not numbing. Through. Through, with God. Learn the practice of the…