Feb 22
If You Want to Stay Well
In: Blog, life, wholeness 12 commentsIf becoming well is a steep mountain climb with high altitude endings, staying well is living in that high altitude despite the ongoing challenge of threatening high winds. The truth is: it’s hard to stay well in a world that blows us in a different direction. It is why we have to want to know [...]
READ MORE »Feb 20
Winners and this Wednesday
In: Blog, Uncategorized 10 commentsFirst…thank you all for using your voice last week to comment on the post. I cannot tell you how much I love, love this community. You inspire me, more than you know. We are having some important conversations on this blog, and that excites me. {As promised, the winners of last week’s give-away of the [...]
READ MORE »Feb 15
Use Your Voice
In: Blog, growth, truth 65 comments“As Jesus was getting into the boat, the man who had been demon possessed begged to go with him. But Jesus said, ‘No, go home to your family, and tell them everything the Lord has done for you and how merciful he has been.’ So the man started off to visit the Ten Towns of that region and [...]
READ MORE »Feb 09
People Are Not Products
In: Blog, truth 29 commentsBehind every front door of a house… …behind every car steering wheel, every counter of a retail store, every sign that says “will work for food” is a real, live person. They bring with them, baggage. They have ideas about the world and many of them have been shaped by what thus far, their world [...]
READ MORE »Feb 07
Let’s Go
In: Blog, Jesus 35 commentsI emerge from my 30+ day fast renewed, committed and a tad bit, feisty. {You have been forewarned.} Consider this a disclaimer, of sorts…as things on this blog and in this community are about to get serious. As I wrote in my last post, I’m going hard after God this year. And I’m not altogether [...]
READ MORE »Jan 03
I Want God
In: Blog, spiritual 62 commentsFor the next 30 days, my voice on this blog will be silent. It is something I did not go into 2012 intending to do. I do not believe in resolutions any more than I believe God needs a man-made calendar to make anything new. What I do believe in are commitments, surrender, and recognizing [...]
READ MORE »Dec 21
Every Last Thing
In: Blog, wholeness 7 commentsThere is that moment in time when words meant to inspire in mass feel inexplicably personal. It was how things felt on Sunday, when my pastor said this: “Our purpose here on earth is to give our life away.” The 11 words hit my ears and all-at-once I felt like a hoarder…of the parts of [...]
READ MORE »Dec 19
The Gift of the More
In: Blog, Compassion 1 comment‘You’re far happier giving than getting.’” {Acts 20:35} There is a place that lives inside all of us…a place that wants more. So when the Christmas lights shine and the mall shops sit, overstuffed…we numbly bow to the gods of commercialism, pretending that the more is about things that come in shiny packages with crisp, [...]
READ MORE »Dec 16
Bring the Hope
In: Blog, Christmas 2 commentsThis is a man I do not know. It is one of my favorite pictures I’ve ever taken. I took it while visiting the city of Boston, a melting pot of faces…struggles…souls of those that matter to their Creator. This man I do not know stands on the busy street and speaks Jesus. His approach, [...]
READ MORE »Dec 14
{w}hole: Brittany’s Story
In: Blog, wholeness 35 commentsLate into the night writing words…I often try to envision who will read them. I cannot see a face, and that frustrates me. But for their heart I pray, that it will be joined with mine in common threads that only Jesus can tie. And then sometimes, in God’s grace, He lets me see a [...]
READ MORE »Dec 12
Rest
In: Blog, spiritual 15 commentsToday my fingers rest from typing words. …of seeking to inspire when I, myself, need some inspiration. Sometimes, I don’t respect the need. I keep going, knowing how badly my mind and heart need rest. But today I will respond, accordingly, knowing that I am not able to serve others well when I haven’t first [...]
READ MORE »Dec 07
{w}hole: Heather’s Story
In: Blog, wholeness 6 commentsThis month on Wednesdays, I will feature some stories behind the readers of {w}hole. Today, I honor the story of Heather Conrad. Hers is a story of fear, struggle and eventual acceptance and trust. You can read more about Heather at the end of the post. But for now…here are her own words. May they [...]
READ MORE »Dec 05
That Which We May Not Know
In: Blog, Uncategorized 6 commentsOne hot Houston night, a young father stood up from his padded pew to beg for prayers for his daughter. She was newly born, but far from thriving. Her middle softspot was closed, and that was not good. She needs immediate neurosurgery with 2 blood transfusions, so the doctors would tell him. It was the [...]
READ MORE »Dec 02
What Is and All That Can Be
In: Blog, growth 4 commentsIn the quiet settlement of our heart, there are things we wish. I wrote about one of mine, today, over at a Deeper Story — how one of my greatest fears is being misunderstood…and how I wish that weren’t so. I wish other things, too. Some of my wishes are unrealistic. That I will eat [...]
READ MORE »Nov 30
For those…our Growing Pains Hurt
In: Blog, growth 8 commentsLast Wednesday I posted THIS POST about growing pains. From the feedback I received from it, I have heard you say that I am not alone. But today, I am mindful…that for every one of us who is journeying through the pains of growth, there are those faithful people who love us enough not to [...]
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