D’ abord Dieu

This Fall, I visited family in my home state at a beach enclave called Debordieu, or as we say in South Carolina, “Debidue.” In 1777, the Marquis de Lafayette, traveling from France visited the coast of S.C. and proclaimed he had discovered D’abord Dieu, “the borderland of God.” I believe we

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The Kilns

Recently I fulfilled a dream of mine in Oxford, England. There I visited The Kilns, the quaint home of the beloved Christian writer C.S. Lewis. People have been making pilgrimages throughout history whether a garden, temple, church, burial ground, or in my case a wondrous writer’s desk for validation of

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A Perfect “Maycember” Conversation

Two things for you this week! First, a meaningful conversation recorded for the popular Pardon the Mess podcast with Courtney Defeo! Second, I am preaching THIS SUNDAY, May 26th on finding peace in this upside down world. Both will speak to your soul in the Maycember craziness! Click through for

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SOULFULL PLAYLIST

This week, I gift you with access to my personal SOULFULL music playlist on Spotify. I hope it brings you comfort, hope, and especially joy. I love the idea of us listening to the same music as a community, and our hearts finding joy and comfort together. Enjoy and

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Project Resurrection

This week I share my reflection entitled, "Project Resurrection" for the Anniversary of the Covenant tragedy. It was written from a place of tremendous love for the Dieckhaus family, and my deep belief that God built us to resurrect. No matter what our circumstances, God is working to give us

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Lenten Love Series #6

Welcome to Easter week. God's presence in the present is how God makes Easter not just a one-time dramatic event, but our daily, attainable reality. God just keeps showing up in subtle and profound ways to prove that we are not alone, ever. More profoundly, God works through us to

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Lenten Love Series #5

This week is all about getting out of God's way, so the Spirit can work in your life. We are coming up on the anniversary of the Covenant School Shooting and Easter. I am wise enough to know now that I am much braver, certainly more balanced (even peaceful) in

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