Seek Them
I've discovered that the bravest among us are those who hope.Those souls who find a way to offer up optimism, vision, expectancy.....Those people who choose to stay in the realm…
For Somebody Besides Me
I had read that passage dozens of times.I had underlined and starred certain sections.I knew the story in and out and could tell you the beginning, middle, end.Yes, I had…
Outside
The trampoline's been our teaching table here lately.Since Spring has mostly sprung in these parts, bringing a new warm wind with it - the blondes like to sit in the…
Preparation and Prayer
He spent most of his spare moments this past week...praying for revelation, peering into commentaries, and pouring over scripture.He stayed up late, and got up early, and filled his lunch…
Change
There's a vase of lilies on the dining table.......all green and white and ready to open up in beauty. Every hour they expose themselves more - allowing us to see…
In the Hush
The sky was wispy pink this morning.With cirrocumulus clouds stretched out over an early sky and a cold chill in the early-bird air........the oldest and I had to run out…
Lent 2014
Ah, we're walking the road that leads us to the cross again, friends.We're journeying toward that God-Man sacrificed on a tree.......where ultimately - we'll find ourselves at an empty tomb.An…
Fires and Fish and Jesus
There's something about the filling of hearts in church that empties the stomach.Sunday just has a different kind of ravenousness to it. Perhaps that's why 'Sunday lunch' is a thing.This…
Her Song
Bellies were empty and bladders were full as we approached the home-stretch of our weekend road trip.After a long ride down I-45 through the flat country of this great big…
His Journal
A re-post for your Valentine's Day. Have a splendid, love-filled weekend, friends :) ********************He was working on a sermon. His notes were sprawled out all over the table, the kids were…