After the shootings in Louisiana, Minnesota, and Dallas this last week and the attack at the Istanbul airport the week before, my soul will not rest, my heart is moving toward despair, and my body actually hurts with the loss of life. I don’t have words, but I have a bunch of questions that I’veContinue reading “Some Questions I’m Asking”
Category Archives: Transformation
Does the God You Follow Look Suspiciously Like Santa?
Have you ever thought about all the images of God you carry around in your head and heart without even realizing it? From time to time, I reflect on whether any false or lesser images of God have crept into my psyche. During one of these reflections a while back, I discovered that my imageContinue reading “Does the God You Follow Look Suspiciously Like Santa?”
Practicing Bravery
I thank my God every time I remember you. In all my prayers for all of you, I always pray with joy because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now, being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until theContinue reading “Practicing Bravery”
The Lord’s Prayer, A Blessing
May you join with our Lord Jesus in calling on our Father. May you feel our Father’s presence in your lungs – in your inhale and in your exhale. May you have eyes that see the presence of the kingdom now and celebrate; may you have eyes that notice the kingdom’s absence and then bringContinue reading “The Lord’s Prayer, A Blessing”
A Journey Into Silence
This silence is too loud. I should unlock my hands. Don’t breathe that fast. My job title should be slightly different. This silence is too long. My cheek itches. I shouldn’t have used those words. I wish he would see me differently. This silence is too deep. I wonder if she loved me. SheContinue reading “A Journey Into Silence”
Opened
No one ever walks around in my neighborhood. Especially when it’s raining. We have cars to get us where we need to go, you see. Until the day I read Jesus’ words about the good Samaritan and decided to take his command to “go and do likewise” seriously. Then suddenly, I see that there isContinue reading “Opened”
Being Transformed
The deep pain it is to be molded, fingers pressing in and around, kneading the spots that are sensitive and sore to the touch. The potter shapes and forms, coaxing his subject and speaking softly as he works this would-be treasure into a new creation. The outside begins to reveal its purpose and the potterContinue reading “Being Transformed”
