An Honest Relationship with the Word of God
My dear friend Debra is a voracious reader and one of the smartest people I’ve ever met. She once told me that when she starts a book, she has to […]
What we need right now is corporate lament.
The songs of Bono and David and Negro Spirituals are what our grieving hearts need.
Going with the Flow {Lessons on Quarantine from the Mississippi River}
Jay gave me this print for Christmas, and just yesterday I framed it. It’s the history of the routes of the Mississippi River along the banks of Tennessee and Mississippi. […]
Finding Peace in Uncertain Times
In times of difficulty and uncertainty, when circumstances are anywhere from wobbly to downright threatening, I’ve found God’s peace by doing one of two things… Going higher, or going lower. […]
On Seeking {and finding} a New Meaning to Your Name
What’s the meaning of your name? Do you resonate with that meaning? The name Rachel means “little lamb.” A recent epiphany changed the way I relate to this Biblical name, and the way I see myself.
A Peculiar Answer to a Kitchen-Sink Prayer
They talk about “in the trenches” of motherhood… well, ten years ago I was dug in deep when God got down in the dirt and met me by surprise. My […]
A Different Kind of Word-of-the-Year
Many of us these days are naming the new year with a word unique to our season, desires, or goals for 2020. Maybe you know your word already, or not, […]
Prayer to a Silent God
Morning comes and I strike a matchto begin the day with an act of faithThe small, silent flame my symbol of your existence. It’s been years now since this morning-time filled journal […]
What is Spiritual Direction?
Welcome! Whether Spiritual Direction is new or familiar to you, may the following serve as a summary of the roots, definitions, approaches, and benefits of Spiritual Direction for the modern […]
To Hold Loosely
A helpful way of life has been making itself clear to me, and the more I chew on it, the more goodness I taste. Can I share this way with […]