Mercy is More Than Enough
The Name of God is Mercy is a book I’d highly recommend. It’s a collection of interviews with Pope Francis, as he named 2016 “the year of mercy.” I have zero […]
The Name of God is Mercy is a book I’d highly recommend. It’s a collection of interviews with Pope Francis, as he named 2016 “the year of mercy.” I have zero […]
“God will not let you stay stuck.” Weeks ago I read an article with this title, and ever since I have kept that Safari window open on my phone. It’s a […]
On this first day of September, I say we celebrate enduring this past month. I don’t know about you, but in all her humidity and heat and storms, August has […]
A fresh thought for the morning: Cultivate inner beauty, the gentle, gracious kind that God delights in. The holy women of old were beautiful before God that way, and […]
I keep coming back to these thoughts on HOW TO LIVE WITH THE UNKNOWNS, on how to hold questions in one hand and wisdom in the other. Turns out, both […]
I can’t think of a purer Daddy-daughter moment: the unfettered joy of her wrinkled nose and full mouth, and the deep satisfaction of his father’s heart that’s even bigger than that […]
The Quakers say it this way, when a member of the community comes to an impasse. When way closes, way will open. Such beauty and mystery in six small words. They […]
As I prepare to speak this Sunday, my nerves are running high. Again. Searching for reassurance and peace, I remember how God granted these elusive fruits three years ago, the first […]
What’s that? Someone willing to help me do the laundry? Tell me more.
Consider David: for 25 years he held on to the hope that God would establish his kingship. Many of those years were spent running for his life – even to the point of living in a cave. So what did David do to survive, even thrive, in such dark times? How did he hold on?
If you’ve ever felt like a cave-dweller, this is for you.