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I have had this song on my playlist for a while but hearing it today on the Sabbath, I heard it in a new way. We are always wrestling with what it means to honor a Sabbath in each new season life brings and this song is expanding and connecting my understanding of Sabbath rest. ContinueContinue reading “A Song of Sabbath Rest”

I am struggling to remember how many years it has been since I started this blog. I know it is not a large impressive number, but the volumes of life that have happened seem super weighty. It all started because I had so many things churning in my heart I thought I might explode ifContinueContinue reading “Still Rings True”

We don’t get to hear stories of this nature very often. What tends to be propagated are stories about men and woman who have fallen from pedestals on which we have placed them. At times there has been so much brokenness on display in the Christian subculture, it can be easy to lose hope inContinueContinue reading “A Life Well Lived”

The brokenness and darkness of our world have never been more tangible to me. We are in the midst of a global pandemic that has been revealing our fragility for months. Racial and political tensions have never been this high in my lifetime. I am deeply saddened by the number of times I have beenContinueContinue reading “Hope is Coming”

I always thought spiritual maturity was measured by my contentment. Contentment in my place in life, what I have or don’t have, and being a satisfied, steady individual. But what if maturity is measured by thirst rather than satisfaction or contentment? What if maturity is living with the reality that we were created for aContinueContinue reading “A Different Picture of Spiritual Maturity”

Decision fatigue… I was there 2 months ago so where does that leave me now? One day I may look back on this time and say it was a gift to pack up our family of 5, move 8.5 hours south, and re-set up a home during this pandemic. It was something to do. QuestionsContinueContinue reading “Being Led By Wisdom or Fear”

I don’t know about you but there are days where I don’t recognize myself or my life. I look back on what I was writing a year ago in my journals or this blog, and it seems like years have gone by. I had the opportunity last night to tell friends about my passion forContinueContinue reading “A Reboot”

This is my first attempt at writing during a pandemic. We are all navigating an onslaught of new experiences these days. Over the past 2 weeks I have found myself wrestling, seeking wisdom so many times, there is a part of me that is simply exhausted. The weight of the world can be on myContinueContinue reading “Handles for Today”

I am thankful this is ‘late’ as far as New Years resolutions go. Today is just as good of a day to start something as any other day. New Years resolutions never work for me because they were are often fueled by fleshly desires like vanity and pride. But what if our motivation and missionContinueContinue reading “Art of Reflection”

You are probably familiar with this first part of the prayer. But the next section is also filled with gems. Check it out… God, grant me the SerenityTo accept the things I cannot change,Courage to change the things I can,And Wisdom to know the difference. Living one day at a time,Enjoying one moment at aContinueContinue reading “The Rest of the Serenity Prayer”

It is mid January of 2020! I don’t know about you but it has been flying by and it hasn’t exactly started as I had planned. Between sickness, traveling, and the holidays I feel like the last month and a half have been a whirlwind and a bit of a blur at times. I loveContinueContinue reading “Is it starting how you thought?”

I am reading, Becoming a True Spiritual Community: A Profound Vision of What the Church Can Be, by Larry Crabb. I am excited, nervous and anxious in a good way about where he is going. He is helping me understand what this deep longing for more is inside my soul. He uses language of anContinueContinue reading “A Different Upper Room”

Pete Scazzero has an incredible sermon you can listen to here on the parable of the talents. It has me dreaming big for myself, my community, and God’s kingdom! This is how it is stirring me… What if we all believed we were worthy of love? What if we believed God is pleased He createdContinueContinue reading “Imagine…What If?”