Several years ago, I wrote a book. Then I wrote a proposal for it. A wonderful agent agreed to represent me (Hi Jessie!). For almost a whole year, no …
hungry
Meanwhile the disciples were urging him, saying, “Rabbi, eat.” But he said to them, “I have food to eat that you do not know about.” So …
a christmas dare
Today it starts. The best four days of the year. The days that we can taste Christmas coming in the children’s happiness and hope and the smiles …
christmas thoughts and traditions
This is the first Christmas in over a decade I haven't bought a set of Legos as a gift. Bob Dylan was right. The times they are …
where’d you go, November?
Today it occurred to me that it had been a couple of weeks since I wrote a post. I rarely skip a week of writing something here, but apparently, I've …
the distance between silence and love
Last week I woke up and cranked out a cup of coffee for myself before the day's responsibilities lined up to receive their proper attention. I had …
jesus take the wheel of our moldy car
Where shall I go from your Spirit? Or where shall I flee from your presence? If I ascend to heaven, you are there! If I make my bed in Sheol, you are …
the secret about love
"This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you. Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life …
when everything falls apart & you are so exhausted
"All around us we observe a pregnant creation. The difficult times of pain throughout the world are simply birth pangs. But it’s not only around us; …
remembering the most important thing
"We, though, are going to love—love and be loved. First we were loved, now we love. He loved us first." -1 John 4:19 The other night Morgan …
geeking out over the enneagram
Five years ago, a counselor introduced me to the enneagram. He described it to me me it as ancient personality wisdom and handed me a book. I spent a …
a glimpse of eden
The house is still and quiet, its many room filled with the kind of stillness that a bustling home suddenly produces when all its inhabitants huddle …
