Tagged: Jesus

Here’s the thing. In movies, it’s exciting when the wise guide or sage tells the young Jedi or Hobbit or girl from Kansas that they already have everything they need. Frustrating for the character, yes. But it makes for a great movie! We watch in anticipation of the moment when the star finally accesses the …[ read more ]

I invited myself over for dinner at a friends’ home. I’m not normally one to barge in but it was the first warm evening in a long time. I’d been at a women’s retreat and had enjoyed singing God’s praises with other women for the first time in forever. And it just seemed like too …[ read more ]

Can you still hear your parents’ voices echoing from childhood? “If you’re going to cry about it, go to your room.” “Now, there’s nothing to cry about.” “Stop crying or I’ll give you something to cry about.” “Things happen. There’s no sense crying about it.” Our human parents had their ways, needs, and struggles. Not …[ read more ]

Our ears are full of words. Opinions, prophecies, warnings, and editorials deluge us as if, in 2020, all the water we’ve thirsted to receive has been woven into words that neither replenish our wells nor quench our thirst for truth. And I know I’ve tarried to write a post but that is why. We’re word …[ read more ]

November is coming. Decisions will be made. And we, the Body of Christ, will need to move forward together. Whatever the outcome. While everyone’s eyes are on the presidential campaign, there is a dangerous, stealth campaign threatening the church and operating largely undetected. In conversations everywhere, I hear litmus tests – “How can you be …[ read more ]