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I find lately that I’m easily tempted to fear “saying the wrong thing.” These are days without mercy. Times where lines are drawn, and camps formed over subjects large and small. We’re instructed that words are codes and any of us who unintentionally mumble the wrong phrase or ask a question that makes us suspect, …[ read more ]

More than once, I’ve aggravated the people I’ve been called to serve. More than once, I’ve listened to a family tell the story of their conflict and ask me who I think is right. More than once, my reply has been, “It has often been my experience that everyone involved is wrong. This may be …[ read more ]

“I thought you were being mean,” the young ministry worker admitted to me. “I could see that. But, now you think I’m not?” I asked. “When you insisted that I talk with the family about what led them to their situation, I thought you were judging them, but the conversation helped them understand things they …[ read more ]

And what if I can’t make you happy? What if with all my face on the floor, kneeling at my bedside, screaming in the car alone, waking in the night terrified, scripture-informed, spirit-filled, in Jesus’ name intercession you still can’t find the strength to hold on and you let go? What if I have to …[ read more ]

My son-in-law has a new motorcycle. My husband repaired someone’s roof this week – in 90-degree heat – alone. My brother had a stroke. My father was just released from the hospital with more tests to come. To love is to risk losing. To love is to be vulnerable to other people’s choices. To love …[ read more ]