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 have some exciting news! I have a new book coming out this Fall: Soulfull, A Devotional for the Mind, Body and Spirit. It is the realization of a big dream of mine with lots of heart and prayers behind it. We all need hope—every single one of us, every
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This has been a momentous week at our house as my daughter Belle graduated from high school. There have been many special moments from the final mother daughter luncheon, to an awards night, and graduation ceremonies. But the one I will not forget was the church service on the eve
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Miroslav Volf, a professor and Christian theologian at Yale University, teaches a popular class entitled, “A Life Worth Living: A Guide to What Matters the Most” now a New York Times bestseller. Volf poses the question: What constitutes a worthy life and how do we go about accomplishing it. During
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When I am feeling low on hope I go to the woods. Healing happens for me in nature. I am renewed by all the signs of redemption and hope found on a walk in the forest. This week did not disappoint. Who knew a Pileated woodpecker could say so much?
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I made us a playlist, entitled, Live in Hope. I hope it brings you comfort, hope, even joy. I love the idea of us listening to the same music as a community, and our hearts finding healing together. Enjoy and pass along!
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I think we are all asking the question: Where do we go from here? It's the same question Jesus' closest friends must have asked themselves after Jesus was gone. In the midst of their painful grief, uncertainty about the world and genuine fear, Jesus' inner circle dug deep for the
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This has been one of the hardest weeks of my life. My soul has been shaken. I have gone to the edge of despair and I know three things: Love is stronger than evil. God is with us. If you look for hope, God promises, even in the dark dark,
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If we are not careful, this world will break our hearts. We are overwhelmed by negative news. An uneasiness about the state of our present reality is warranted. For my spiritual center to hold, I need to believe there is more good than evil, more beauty than ugliness, more kindness
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Writing for a funeral always brings me to that uncomfortable edge. I find myself asking yet again what I know to be true. Is there a molecule of truth in the uncertain and unfair that I can hang on to, that I can pass on to a heartbroken world? My
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