Following Jesus Out of our Comfort Level
Kathy Sicard wrapped the scarf around my head and the world went dark. I felt like I had walked into a movie theater late, groping for chairs, hoping I didn’t end up in somebody’s lap. But Marie…
How to Have Confidence in Times of Change
Hi friends, I’ve missed you …but have been desperate for hours of filling up…more of Jesus. My blog is empty but my spirit is slowly filling up. Now it’s 3:30am and Xavier just had a nightmare and I am up…
When We Need Hope For the Hard Road
Promises are strewn throughout the Bible like buried jewels. Built on the scaffolding of God’s character, these promises prove firm… sure… trustworthy. Something you can build a life on. I mine them in the early morning hours, searching for hope. This…
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,…
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…
The Privilege of Love
Mark 1:16-18 Read it. I was born into a world of big dreams (even in ministry) and I have loved them, have written poetry about them, breathed onto them before I shined them and set them up on the…