Trading Your Plans for a Life That Matters
I know that all my problems come with a purpose. A mission. I know that what I’m doing now isn’t just for me. It’s for God.
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How to disconnect in order to reconnect: exchange your on-line distractions for real-life devotions
Are you tired of looking down? I’m wondering if all our looking down is causing us to feel down too.
Fun matters more than you think and here’s why
We are looking for simplicity, something to fill that spot that has been left by growing up or growing out or moving on.
What Finding Real Peace in 2020 REALLY Means (Because it’s Not Escaping To Somewhere Else & We All NEED it Right Where We Are)
I think of that later, how his hands look like they are worn with peace, the way he’s won a good life by forging peace no matter the heat of…
What does the fear you feel say about your faith?
We do not have to be afraid of feeling afraid.
A Powerful Manifesto for Introverts Our World Needs Now
I thought of how I’d looked for God in the wind — in activity, busyness, hustling to prove my worth.
When You think You’ve Missed Your Chance
I often find myself grabbing at whatever pieces I can reach, trying desperately to make something beautiful of them and forfeiting the peace that comes from believing He already has.
Hate Cannot Drive Out Hate: Only Love Can Do That
How do imperfect, frail human beings find the resources to heal from distancing and rejection, to respond to such violence with such love, and to commit to “work on their own healing” instead of retaliating with their own forms of aggression?
The Way Hearts Die: An Invitation to Stay
The question surfaces: “Why do I know God loves me in my head, but I don’t believe it in my heart?”
When You Feel Kinda Passed By & Getting Too Old: How to Handle the Trauma of Every Day Life
When you really want to disappear – is when you really want to be found. When you really want to run away from everybody – is when you really want to be found by just somebody.
It’s time to stop running away: how to unearth peace and presence in an overconnected world
Jesus still offers this same profound presence; He has sat down and is waiting to see if we’ll sit with Him.
Don’t Give Your Critic Words
The critiques to most seriously consider are the ones coming from those who believe in you. This is the critic who gets to have words.
No Matter How Small; Imagining a New Human Dignity Movement
It’s always easier to see the blindspots of another culture, and another political position, and another’s heart, than it is our own.
We are all in the process of becoming: how we can learn to accept ourselves
Over the course of my life, I have learned to accept that I am still in process.
