Pausing in the Open Space – and Giving Thanks
I have taken a break from the myth of my own indispensability.
Discipleship
Giving thanks is no small thing. It requires a conversion of heart.
We want to give our children the world! So often what we end up giving them is continued complicity in the world’s model of desire and scarcity. Our faith teaches something better.
Calling On God in Common, Creative Prayer
The creation of these prayers nearly always binds a group together in profound ways.
Discipleship
Getting Ready for the Year-End Sprint
This end-of-year sprint is familiar territory for all of us. And still, every year it rolls around and surprises us.
Discipleship
God’s love is for sharing – with one another and small creatures too.
God always gives us enough love, enough index cards, enough milk, enough snuggles, and compassion to share.
Seeking Sabbath: Getting Away from “Busy”
Asking God for help in prayer is the closest thing we get to being exactly like Jesus’ disciples.
Seeking Sabbath: Crankiness and Delight
I want the big, beautiful challenge that comes with the discipline of setting aside a full 24-hours for rest.
Discipleship
Seeking Sabbath: In Open Places
On the Sabbath, I resist the impulse to control my kids’ wild energy and excitement.
You sent thousands of cards to encourage others. Take a next step for yourself.
You’ve made me smile and cry and thank God for the goodness and love you’ve shown to so many people.
Discipleship, Parenting, Prayer
Praying our way on the narrow path
I don’t know about your feed, but mine is full of posts about how to talk to our children about this latest tragedy. Here’s where God led us when we finally did.