“It’s not always sexy to stay put, is it? In most of my church tradition, no one ever mentioned the holy work of staying.” We made several significant moves when I was a kid, back in the days before Facebook, before email, and long before kids were allowed to use the phone for long-distance phone calls. In [...]
“As we walk in the way of life, we become an avenue of life for others. There are multitudes on the other side of every choice we make to walk in the freedom that Jesus offers us today.” “Free”–an absolutely glorious word! As I have been pondering this word in my heart and thinking of [...]
I have a special prayer request. A request that may seem strange, but I’m asking it with all of my heart. In the last day and a half that we’ve been on Moldovan soil, the poorest country in Europe with the highest rate of human trafficking in the world, my heart’s been breaking … as [...]
“The future belongs to the brave—to those who have heart-strength and a resilient faith in a miracle-working God.“ There is a such a relentless stirring in my heart. A hungry, eager anticipation as I embrace a brandnew year filled with possibilities, potential and purpose. I feel it waiting for me like a book begging to be written—there [...]
” … Even the gloomiest of days can turn. Things can change, even when our faith is small, when hope is nowhere to be found. “ Today was a dreary day. It was so very dark out when I woke up that I found it hard to drag myself out of bed. By mid-morning, the sky showed little sign [...]
