where my heart and His Story collide
Confessions for a New Year How about we talk confessions in this fine month of February? (It's tough I know, but try and hold back your enthusiasm.) So, confessions begin in our heart before they ever make their way to our voice. Confessions are motivated by a sense of regret or an even deeper feeling… Continue reading The Confessional and Love's Cover
The Road Changes The road back home was the same, yet different all the same. There was the church that had been there since forever, but much of the rest, at least to me, stood oddly new and unremembered. This road named after two towns - the one I was coming from and heading to… Continue reading The Road Home
The Wait of Advent Much of December, up to Christmas Day, is referred to as the season of Advent, which means "coming." For many Christians, these weeks offer an opportunity for a time of preparation as we await the coming of The Greatest Gift - Jesus - and the fact He is coming again, just… Continue reading Sustained in the Wait
23 years ago yesterday I answered, “I do” to a question that seemed basic enough. But, oh my word... how little did I know then all of what those two simple words would eventually call me to. Marriage is wonderful and covenantal and intimate and protective and chock full of some big blessings... but, it’s… Continue reading But, God and The Meet Up
By Your light we see light. We see Jesus. Who is, ... the light of the world. [And] Whoever follows [him] will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life. (John 8:12) Great news, right?! We no longer have to walk in darkness if we walk with Jesus. And yet, we humans… Continue reading The Light of Life
Floats and Ducks Floats float. (Surprising, I know.) They sit safely upon the surface of the deep water and hold up whatever sits upon them. That's their job. And they do it well, unless they're losing air—then, whatever they're holding up sinks. (Again... Surprise!) So, for years I was obsessed with thinking a life of… Continue reading Floats and Ducks and The Deep
THE LORD IS THERE. (Ezekiel 48:35) Are you seeking God in the margins of your life? In the massive expanse of past and even ever-present mistakes? In the current stash of mess and excess and overwhelm? Or, maybe your seeking Him in the solitude of an inescapable mournfulness or the certainty of an uncertain future?… Continue reading God Is There…
The past has a way of sneaking up on you. Things you thought had been long dealt with can reappear in surprising fashion. Pain is often like that, too. It cuts awfully deep, so wounds never really seem to altogether disappear in life. And, wow... right now I'm right there. In a pit of deep… Continue reading Either Jesus, Or…
Sweet friends, there are rarely easy or satisfying answers to all the "Why's?" in this life. (Frustratingly, enough!) And, it really seems that no matter how well we may think we understand people or know the Bible or Jesus, we're often left shocked, surprised, or simply sitting in silence with all these unanswered questions. And… Continue reading Jesus, The Object
