I am not alone in feeling the world has come undone. God surely is weeping for us. "Love God and love your neighbor," so simple and yet we continue to miss the mark. I am weary from all the violence in my neighborhood and many neighborhoods across the land and
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I am excited to share my Fall Bookstack with you. Nothing makes me happier than losing myself in a good story. A book finds a place on my permanent bookshelf if its characters continue to live inside my head and heart long after the final page, or if the author
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Most Sundays after church I make a big pot of chicken soup to start off the week. All the chopping of celery, onions, carrots, leeks and fresh herbs is a labor of love that means a lot to my family. My oldest son Charlie will ask me to make my
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When we are stretched, frenetic, frazzled, with little inner peace, it is plain hard to bring our best selves to the world. Jesus said, “My peace I give you, I don’t give as the world gives.” He knew what we were up against in the temporal world. It’s so easy
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I wrote this prayer early Sunday morning for church. After the service, someone came up to me and said, "Thank you for reminding me I have a little of heaven in me." We are more than our current circumstances, our insecurities, our flawed humanity. Embroidered throughout us is the the
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This past spring tested me in mind, body and spirit. Four tragic funerals. I was soul-flat. The pain and suffering had worn down the leather soles of my faith. Instead of panicking, I got quiet. I have been here before. This summer, I found myself asking some heart-felt questions: Is
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