Some days, like today, I feel empty. I still open my Bible, I still read– but I find myself flipping around, searching for something but I don’t even know what. My heart sits heavy in my chest. God, where do I read when all you have for me feels out of reach? This morning, all I could…
This morning I read the story of Jesus showing up again. He already had once, you know. He could have said, “Well, y’all had your chance.” But He didn’t. He just kept showing up, over and over. It was after his death and resurrection that He walked right into the disciples lives again. They were back in the…
Last night my daughter called me up to her bedroom. “I neeed you, Mommy,” she whispered from the hallway. Of course I went. Turns out she was nearly hyperventilating with worry. When my husband came home from work last evening, he was well on his way into a rough case of the flu bug. Our…
People are so hard to work with. There are always disagreements. There are always hurts. There are always frustrations. It’s a painful business! Every church or group that I’ve been involved with has produced the same outcome. Joy and pain. Both. They are interlocking. It’s impossible to have one without the other. Pain-filled, difficult people fill our…
Like a Potter with a lump of clay, God has traced and refined and spun. He has taught me the value of cracks and scars. He has defined my purpose. He has spread light into me and salted me rich. He’s not done. How glorious! He is still changing and molding and redefining. But some desert moments…
Have you ever noticed that Kings and Chronicles are similar? Same story, same characters, different writer voice. In fact, Chronicles repeats many of the previous books, starting in Genesis. As a young girl, I would read and wonder. Why did God repeat himself? I was around ten years old when I overheard the answer. I…
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