Having children has taught me so much: Rice is easier to clean up if you let it sit on the floor for an hour or so. There is darkness in my soul. Being truthful with kids … Read More
Our first job was to rest
So God created human beings in his own image. In the image of God he created them; male and female he created them…. And evening passed, and morning came, marking the sixth day. So the … Read More
Sometimes we all need a little tenderness
I was to them like those who lift infants to their cheeks. Hosea 11:4 (NRSV) Not everyone is a baby person. But for those who are, there’s something about a baby cheek. You want to … Read More
The Parable of the Black Sand
The waves come. There will always be waves. Sometimes the waves bring lovely gifts. Sometimes the waves are large, and pounding, and they carve away at what’s there, revealing the layers that were underneath the … Read More
What if you’re the one in the ditch? The Good Samaritan
One day an expert in religious law … wanted to justify his actions, so he asked Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?” Jesus replied with a story: “A Jewish man was traveling from Jerusalem down to Jericho, and … Read More
The Spiritual Discipline of Apathetic Prayer
Finally, a spiritual discipline I can conquer in one easy step. Apathy and discipline don’t normally go together — apathy meaning “lack of interest, enthusiasm, or concern,” and discipline meaning “the practice of training people to … Read More
First Things First – The Ten Commandments
You know how I carried you on eagles’ wings and brought you to myself… I am the Lord your God, who rescued you from the land of Egypt, the place of your slavery. (Exodus 19:4, 20:2, NLT) … Read More
Keeping the better habit going
There is a dance step that I love. It’s part of a dance we did for the entire season of Lent at a church I used to go to. We faced forward in a line, … Read More
They stood there in doubt
“Why are you frightened?” [Jesus] asked. “Why do you doubt who I am? Look at my hands. Look at my feet. You can see that it’s really me.” . . . Still they stood there … Read More
Champion is also a verb
When my family and I were on a (rare!) spring break trip to Nashville we took a walking tour with a musician friend of my husband: Walkin’ Nashville Music City Legends Tour, with Bill DeMain. … Read More
