It’s no secret. I need quiet like I need water. Anybody else? Perhaps we all do. Have you read this article yet? Our brains require ample amounts of silence in order to rebuild the brain cells stolen by noise and stress.…
We need you fully present, fully awake. We need light-bearers, God-bearers, Kingdom-bringers, hope-servers. We are hungry for your glad tidings shouted from mountaintops, whispered into smartphones, wrapped around the shoulders of the widow sitting hands-folded in the…
These pics above are from both December and January. You’ll forgive me. I loved the snow theme. We spent much of our January on the road. College of Bishops meeting in Florida. Reading, PA with family while Andrew was in…
I can’t write while I’m moving. I can surf Zillow for our future, sketch plans of backyard gardens, move furniture in my mind. I jot down new recipes and pin color schemes. Before I can make sense of the rest of…
I see it in their eyes, the fast deflate. They had just pried opened their ribs and shown their blood-pulsing hearts to a primetime audience of millions…and they were not picked. And it is here that a decision…
May you enjoy a Sabbath full of letting go of heavy things. Play with color. Dance. Lie down on the carpet and listen to a gorgeous piece of music. Walk through the neighborhood feasting on the flowers pushing up. Perhaps…
It has tugged and pulled at me all day, that question Emily Wierenga was wrestling with: the why of writing. Why do I continue to push the Publish button and send out small earth-filled offerings. Why DO I write? …
Every Weekend at a Thirst for God we will be encouraging you, our fellow pilgrims, to develop a practice of intentional Sabbath. Both of us have learned rest and renewal doesn’t just happen, it is prayed for, invited, and planned for. …