Category: scripture
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› Read more: Catch & Release
Catch & Release
Growing up on the Jersey Shore, my dad took many deep-sea fishing trips with his friends. When they returned, my…
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› Read more: The God who is Near
The God who is Near
We have two massive kayaks that mostly sit in our backyard. They are bulky and hard to load onto the…
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› Read more: Inspect Your Irritability
Inspect Your Irritability
It’s mid-summer over here. I see and feel it in the rising UV index rising and the beach traffic piling…
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› Read more: Divine Co-Regulation
Divine Co-Regulation
For the past few weeks, my son has fallen asleep listening to the modern hymn, “He Will Hold Me Fast”…
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› Read more: Perplexing yet Perfect
Perplexing yet Perfect
God is all-wise. All his ways are perfect, accomplishing the ends for which he conceived them (Ps. 18: 30; Ps.…
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› Read more: Mind the Gap: Leaving Gaps for God to Fill
Mind the Gap: Leaving Gaps for God to Fill
In high school, I had the privilege of spending some time in London. Even though we saw the changing of…
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› Read more: Busy, Not Rushed: Summers on the Timeline of Eternity
Busy, Not Rushed: Summers on the Timeline of Eternity
In the past week, my oldest completed his freshmen year and began taking his driver’s education courses. I swear he…
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› Read more: The Process of Becoming Paul
The Process of Becoming Paul
The passing away of pastoral heroes has led me to think about the glimpses the Scripture give us of the…
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› Read more: What I Really Need for Mother’s Day
What I Really Need for Mother’s Day
My sweet husband asked me yesterday (a full week before Mother’s Day, I might add), “What do you really want…
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› Read more: To One Long Waiting
To One Long Waiting
Everywhere I look around me, I see loved ones waiting: waiting on a diagnosis, waiting on a foster care placement,…