I think we can all agree that 2020 was painful in one way or another. Can I get a witness? So many losses. So many. And loss, no matter what it is – a loved one, a job, our routines, our freedoms – is painful. And when we’re experiencing pain, we tend to ask questions and shift blame. Why is ...
I used to feel guilty, in the weeks and days leading up to Christmas, that I didn’t spend as much time sitting. As much time lingering, still and quiet on the couch in the presence of God. But this phrase has been my go-to when the guilt starts to seep back in. When the kitchen becomes your prayer room. That’s ...
People are trying to run out of 2020 like a bear is chasing them. Other than Christmas, they’ve pretty much checked out of the last few weeks of this year. Do you know anyone like that? They’re barely holding on, waiting for the ball to drop on New Year’s Eve, as if the flip of the calendar page and singing ...
We’ve entered into the most wonderful, and the most chaotic, time of the year. A mandatory 14-day quarantine has thrown me behind in my get-it-done schedule for the holidays, and I’ve already been tempted to react out of stress instead of walking in the peace Jesus made ours on that silent night all this fuss is about. This is such ...
I took this picture when we were at the beach this summer. I thought it was a pretty cool reflection of the blue sky and the clouds on the wet sand. (This was my attempt at creative photography.) It was pretty. Beautiful even. But it wasn’t perfect. It was grainy. Fuzzy. Only a partial image of the real thing. Man ...