Rhythm & Rush: Thoughts on Being 26 & Rolling With It
“What if we already are Who we’ve been dying to become” –Sleeping At Last, Four My coffee is empty but the book on the table is full. Full of wise, genuine, needed words that are settling in my mind like silvery coins in deep water. It was timely too. A book about transitions. Short and […]
Walking In Winter
There’s a deep sense of survival that seeps into the bones during winter. There’s this look in peoples’ eyes that says: I’m not actually here. I’m hidden away, waiting for the spring thaw.
Certain in September: Five Minutes of Faith
There’s a part of me that embraces change. I’m itching for a new thing, and while buying a new ivory sweater will calm that itch for a moment, it returns when I see thunderclouds over the trees in my backyard, and my fingers drum on the porch railing in anticipation.
When Divinity Brushes Against the Texture of the Ordinary
It’s really easy for me to make “Jesus was perfect” synonymous with “Jesus never had to deal with annoying human stuff.” But he did. What if I’m not meant to rebel so fiercely to what is ordinary throughout my day?
Delectables: Round #1
Delectables: Cherry-Picked for Wonder and Revitalization. Soul Food and Spa. A Breath of Fresh Air with vitamins and other thought-provoking nourishment.
Getting It Wrong (I Am Still Learning – Part Two)
We don’t want to learn. We want to file away someone’s insight, like a quote on an index card in our minds. We don’t want to have to know it to be true by forging each letter ourselves in the fires of failure. Getting it wrong.
Measuring My Life In Coffee Spoons
My favorite coffee shops have an atmosphere that I think church was intended to have. It feels like a place God would hang out at a lot, a Central Perk I would find Him sitting in if He had some spare time or wanted to cross paths with His friends.
January Jitters: Is the Best Behind Me?
Problem: I’ve discovered I dwell on the past when I’m intimidated by the future.
What Generous Giving and Miraculous Living Have in Common
I think God finds obedience combined with a heart of generosity irresistible.
Guest Post: The Beauty in Humility
The world makes humble synonymous to submissive, unassertive, and passive. And I’m not going to lie, with that definition humble is the last thing I want to be, but thankfully the world is not the one that defines my virtues or morals. God does.