An Encouragement to Use Lighter Fluid
A few weeks ago, at a birthday bar-b-que on a sticky Texas evening, I had an experience that made my spirit feel like it bumped into an...
What the Ornament-Eater Taught Me
“Don’t eat it.” His giant brown eyes narrowed. He slowly lifted the salt-dough ornament to his mouth in defiance of what I know, despite...
Fear: The Potential for Faith
What propels someone to step out into the unknown? What prevents them? A few weeks ago, I heard someone say that faith and fear are...
Oven God
I’ve grown up in a world of immediacy: I can communicate with my mom, living across the globe, with a text that takes half a second to...
Anchoring the Soul.
Something occurred to me the other day: Anchors don't prevent ships from getting knocked around by waves. The first half of Hebrews...
When you're numb to grace
When I was little and my faith was new and soft, the idea of God's grace was easy to latch onto. As I grew older and my shortcomings grew...