It had been a few months since I had heard from my cousin Jane, so I was pleasantly surprised when I got a text from her. “Wanted to share a horrible thing that just happened in our town,” she wrote. She then forwarded me a news article about a family in Ann Arbor...
“Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied.” (Matt. 5:6 ESV) “Whoever drinks of the water that I will give him will never be thirsty again.” (John 4:14 ESV) I am not satisfied. I think I have been satisfied perhaps...
At the time that I’m writing this, I’m 39 weeks pregnant. Somehow, I’m still alive. To all you momma’s out there: I have so much respect that you made it as far as I have, let alone through birthing a child and keeping them alive! When Daniel and I first started...
A barren and howling waste was the cradle in which we slept.But it was in the weedsthat we sought the Lord, there where the roots followedobscure patterns, crooked patterns that followed our dreams.His favor was to last only as long as the sun brushed the dunes before us.Did you see the...
"A voice is heard in Ramah, mourning and great weeping, Rachel weeping for her children and refusing to be comforted, because they are no more." (Jeremiah 31:15 NIV) I wake up this morning to tears, not mine.Someone ate the last cherry Pop-Tart and disappointment is...
Have you ever felt invisible? Seen, but not in the manner you desire? Perplexed, convinced that you must be doing something wrong? This is exactly how I felt recently. Regardless of how hard I tried to please those around me, I was unsuccessful, and that was confirmed by a look of anger...
As we closed our small group for the season in June, one of the activities we did was to reflect on a drawing showing multiple children climbing in a large tree, with widespread, strong branches. Some children have climbed to the top, others are in various stages of the climb, some...
When I was about eight years old, I had this hiding spot where I hid things that I found valuable, or that I did not want others to find. I would get off the bus where I was dropped off at my parent’s business in a small, sleepy town. I would then run to the business next door...
Copyright: Benji Tittle, K1 Photography My 40th birthday present was an amazing landscape photography seminar in Yosemite. Two pro photographers taught us how to set up a good shot and took our group to pre-scouted locations at perfect times. It all paid off with beautiful images of...
This spring our small group read The Making of an Ordinary Saint by Nathan Foster. Each chapter of the book discusses a spiritual discipline. A few weeks ago our small group discussed the chapter on the discipline of service. As we explored this topic, I was struck by how—in times...