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There are two passages I think are worth looking at together: Matthew 5:9 and Matthew 18:15. Make...
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FRIENDSHIP. I'm convinced that our soul's greatest need extends far beyond the body's...
Can a weary world rejoice … with cancer?
A colorless, heavy sky touched my face as I stepped from the warmth of the car. It jarred me into a heightened awareness of time. This was not the typical...
Quiet darkness for the unrest of the day
To-do lists, needs, deadlines, routines, necessaries all fight for the second hand of my clock. I push through toward the goals, the expectations set before me. There was a season when it felt like daily winds whipped...
Standing against storms
Have winds pushed against you? Power and resistance thrust back at me as I slipped out of my office to pick up lunch this week. Overwhelmed by an intriguing force of curiosity and risk, I drove straight to the beach a...
Composting this life
As the weather turned quickly, I ran out to throw the last of my kitchen scraps onto our compost heap. Broken eggshells, curling layers of carrot skins, a soft, oozing zucchini discovered under plastic in the bottom of...
What is it about beach glass?
As I walked the abandoned beach last week, amidst the pebbles and smooth rocks I spied my first slice of beach glass of the autumn season. Treasure! As I reached down to claim my jewel it suddenly suggested to me… my middle son, born with Down syndrome – my son is my beach glass treasure.
Knit a little too tight?
Before you knew the world and before the world knew you, there was God. Your Creator. He created your inmost being, He knit you together. Ever have a day that unexpectedly unravels? No warning. No tug. But each inner...
We gather in poverty
Wednesdays, a tribe of women gather. A cold café on dark winter nights unhurriedly percolates with a steady trickle of women. Lights flicker on and love pours into styrofoam cups…hot, steaming coffee flows with bold...