Pray
I really want to be a prayer. Pray-er. A person who prays. Prayer is a spiritual discipline that I’ve always had trouble making a regular part of every day. I pray sometimes, “popcorn” prayers, and...
View ArticlePrayer Brings Peace
It starts with a nagging thought. A worry. A what if. It can be something really BIG or something very small. I can go so quickly into a downward thought spiral…a hint of worry leads to sea of raging...
View ArticleDeeper
The theme for this week is DEEPER. Like the roots of a really strong tree. They are DEEP. When Jesus called Simon Peter to a deeper faith he told him, “Now go out where it is deeper and let your nets...
View ArticleWord of the Year 2014
Every year, my pastor challenges our church to pick a focus for development for the year. A word. Last year, 2013, my word was GRACE. I practiced it, meditated on it, prayed about it, even...
View ArticleMotion Sensor God
This is probably not completely legitimate theology, but I had a thought one night while running in my neighborhood after dark. As I approached a house that was dark, the light over the garage snapped...
View Article#getoutside
#getoutside, my hashtag of the summer. I don’t ever remember a time when I NEEDED to be outside more. I’ve thought long and hard about this and tried to figure out why. Outside feels like Hope....
View ArticleLove one another
♥ LOVE ♥ It’s my word of the year for 2015. Love. All things love. Actions that show love. Words that speak love. Thoughts that lead to words and actions that love. Love when I don’t feel like...
View ArticleFasting 2015
You can have anything in life if you will sacrifice everything else for it. J.M. Barrie, Peter Pan Every year for the past 5 years or so, I have, with my church, committed to a 21 day fast at the...
View ArticleThrough the Lens…
2014 was a ROUGH year. Maybe I blame this prayer. But, it will go down in history as one of the most challenging years of my life. I never believed (at least for any length of time) that I wouldn’t...
View ArticleWhat Do You See?
Yes, sometimes I wear those little tiny no show socks with my Sperry’s and they come off my heel and get balled up inside my shoe. and sometimes I just leave it. because no matter how many times I fix...
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