Category: scripture
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› Read more: The Breath of the Lion
The Breath of the Lion
Being out with Covid has allowed my youngest son and I ample time to keep reading through The Chronicles of…
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› Read more: She Said Yes
She Said Yes
She said yes. My husband officiated the wedding of two dear friends last night. And what a wedding it was!…
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› Read more: When Work Is Its Own Reward
When Work Is Its Own Reward
It may be my enneagram 1 nature. I don’t know how much is nature and how much is nurture, but…
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› Read more: Christmas for Caregivers
Christmas for Caregivers
Despite the decorations and the upbeat tunes, my heart struggled to conjure festive feelings this Christmas. There were thoughtful gifts…
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› Read more: All The Things Love Can’t Do
All The Things Love Can’t Do
In a season that seems to be drippy with sappy love, my mind has been thinking of all the things…
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› Read more: When Devastation Feels More Perpetual Than Peace
When Devastation Feels More Perpetual Than Peace
The Psalms are anything but bland or tame. Their rawness mixed with reverence sometimes shocks us, stirring us to more…
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› Read more: The Scandal of the Particular: When Glory Became Granular
The Scandal of the Particular: When Glory Became Granular
It’s the day after Christmas. If you are like me, the gifts have been put away, the boxes folded into…
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› Read more: An Elastic Love
An Elastic Love
Until I had children, I don’t think I realized the elastic nature of love. Of course, love has a comfortable…
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› Read more: What My Afghan Friends Have Taught Me About Abundance
What My Afghan Friends Have Taught Me About Abundance
This year my heart is uniquely primed for Thanksgiving (and I most certainly don’t mean that my turkey is already…
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› Read more: An Austere Beauty
An Austere Beauty
Sometimes beauty shows up most clearly on a backdrop of barrenness. I have known this theoretically and biblically, but this…