Blaise Pascal said, “in difficult times, always carry something beautiful in your mind.” We must become collectors of beauty in any form. It’s our best defense against despair. The mission in life is to fill an invisible chest with treasures that will not fade or turn to dust. They become
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We go through seasons in life when it feels like the lights have gone out, our prayers ignored. And then someone comes along and punches a hole in our darkness so we can carry on. Often I am the lamplighter, but boy am I humbled when someone arrives to light
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Who knew a Japanese Zen Garden in the middle of Nashville would offer me peace and a path forward. Tranquility, as I discovered is a hope regenerator. Over the last year, I have become a regular to the Blevins Japanese Tea Garden a mile from my house. Nature continues to
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There can be no denying Easter was a miraculous event that took place over 2,000 years ago. But the miracle is still in play, offering you and me the assurance of resurrection and new life in our present lives. Where can God write a comeback story in your life right
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Nashville experienced crazy weather this week with tornadoes, wild winds, and flash floods. But nothing quite like the "weather" we find ourselves up against so often in our personal lives and faith. In a very challenging period in my life, I shared with a friend that I felt like I
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I believe God puts beauty and revelation in nature to get our attention. God is always in hot pursuit of us, nudging us toward what is true and can be trusted in life. We must open our eyes, and especially our hearts, to receive all the wonder and wisdom gifted.
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Let me begin with a confession—I have been known to have a lead foot. My first speeding ticket was in high school driving my grandmother’s mammoth wood-paneled station wagon. On a recent Friday afternoon, I saw the blue lights flashing again. What would follow was a lesson on grace. Surprises
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This week begins Lent, the 40-day journey to celebrating Easter. This may surprise you but I am not recommending giving up dark chocolate. I have another idea! Look for God and any little bit of holy in your mundane, ordinary life and watch what happens!
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There are so many beautiful things in creation waiting to be discovered. Witnessing the sandhill crane migration two weeks ago filled me with wonder and served as a reminder that God built me, like the sandhill crane, to do courageous things. God also guarantees my soul a holy flight pattern
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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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