Learning to Abide
John 1:29-42 Confession time: I have built a habit over many years of learning about God so as to have tastes and appetizers instead of going straight to God and waiting with Him for His Presence, gathering a whole meal…
Stephanie and Matt’s Engagement Story
Squeals burst in the front door: my sister, golden hair bouncing, her left hand held out for all to admire the sparkle. She was wearing love. Matt, her new fiancé, tumbled in just behind, radiant. The family had gathered to…
Taking time to Savor Sabbaths
Sabbath implies ceasing, putting an end to activity. In simple terms, it means to turn the clock to the wall, shut off the computer, unplug, disconnect, and slip on our red dancing shoes –or soft, fluffy slippers! It means…
An Evening Prayer
I AM is home. And I am complete. The day falls away like a paper lab suit I peel off. This is my English cottage in the woods, our cottage, really…what I imagine my heaven will look like. The sun…
Freedom from Approval Addiction
Repent. Yesterday’s small group we call “Journey” looked at the rocks we carry around with us, the rocks of sin, felt their weight between our hands, fingered their surface, and stopped imagining they did not keep us from breathing pure,…
Privilege of Being the Body of Christ
Today love grew roots crocheted lives A “tide you over” shower she called it til the job firms. Prayer saturated a feast and the Kingdom came in salads and croissants Hope whipped into mocha chocolate mouse spread into creamy cheesecake and…
Fasting From Chaos
I live deep in chaos. I envy Brother Lawrence, the Carmelite monk from the 1600’s with his hundreds of monastery dishes stacked. He slipped easily into practicing Your Presence, soaking in divine love. He made cathedrals of the ordinary while…
I Almost Stayed At the Sink
“My nest was empty…my life being resorted. Old habits were no longer useful….a new parenthesis had begun. The depiction of this evening in my life was symbolic of new things to come…new goodnesses to be explored and enjoyed. God spoke…
The Fast which Exposes the Dragon
Lord, how do I fast from selfishness? How do I take apart my DNA, unwind the axis and find where selfishness has hidden, beg a surgeon to take tweezers and pluck original sin? And now here’s my honest question: Do…