Sep 10, 2025 | art & faith, care for your soul, encouragement
“How long, O Lord?” We just can’t avoid it: the cost of living will bring heartache, pain, tears and mourning. Whether you’ve faced loss of loved ones, a broken friendship or dream, perhaps betrayal, or you’ve experienced the death of a soul...
Jul 17, 2025 | care for your soul, encouragement, hope
“You of little faith, why did you doubt?” There’s a certain hush that comes over us when life turns uncertain—when the place where we once stood firm suddenly feels as if it’s shifting beneath our feet. Perhaps you know that feeling, too.“You of little faith, why did...
Jun 30, 2025 | care for your soul, hope
Tired of religion? Burnt out on hypocrisy? Maybe you hold a quiet faith but cringe at the thought of being lumped in with “those” Christians. You’re not alone. I confess—there are times I’ve felt that way too. I’ve winced at the label Christian because of...
Jan 13, 2025 | care for your soul, encouragement
Some Mondays arrive quietly. Others feel like they show up with a list of impossible demands— calling for a radical faith when you’re already worn thin, or a radical hope when your heart feels heavy. Some Mondays invite you to pour out radical love without much...
Sep 28, 2021 | care for your soul, encouragement
It’s late September in southwest Michigan, and almost harvest time in the vineyard that hugs my backyard. It’s this time of year that the moist evenings hold the perfume of sweet, ripe grapes close to the earth. I often wonder if it’s heaven pushing this...
Jan 11, 2021 | care for your soul
2020 came with the reminder of everything we can’t control and regardless of how we shape it, nothing’s guaranteed. So how do you build up resiliency and retreat from the anxiety of hard tomorrows as we enter a new year with more questions than answers?...
