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The Stones Cry Out
Every rise in the mountainous landscape of Yosemite National Park provided us with another stunning view of conifer-filled low lands and stunning grey-blue rocky peaks. Oohs and ahhs poured forth...
God's Timeline, Our Story
A swath of old-school printer paper (with the holes all along the edges) spanned the kitchen. My oldest son sprawled on the floor, marker in hand. Drawings of swords and...
We Witness, Jesus Encounters
John the Baptist, Jesus’ cousin, spent most of his life preaching in the desert about the Messiah Who was coming to save the world. He encouraged repentance, baptized, and stirred...
College, Facebook Messages, and Walking Away
During my first year in college, I was assigned to share my dorm suite with three other women. I hit it off with two of them fairly quickly. We did...
Radical Dependence on Netflix
As we approach the end of Lent, Jesus gives us a beautiful and stunning reminder of what we’ve been striving for these last five weeks: freedom. “Amen, amen, I say...
He Can Handle It
Sometimes I get mad at God. Just like the Israelites in Numbers, there have been times my patience has been “worn out by the journey,” (Numbers 21:4) and I, too,...
Tolerance, Injustice, and Standing Up
Stories of the abuse of women are as old as . . . well at least as old as the Book of Genesis. In today’s Old Testament reading, we hear...
Writing in the Sand
A few weeks ago, I felt a sweet nudge from the Holy Spirit to seek out Confession during my lunch break. After carrying such a heavy heart for so long,...
Not of This World
I was a high school Sophomore. Sixteen years old and trying to figure it all out. I knew God existed. I knew He was for me and never against me....
A Brokenhearted Lord Understands Your Pain
“The Lord is close to the brokenhearted” (Psalm 34:19). Brokenhearted. I feel confident that we have all used that word to describe ourselves at some point in our lives. Perhaps...
Ignoring God's Voice
This Lent one of my intentions has been to listen more for God's voice in my life. I've been praying that however God wants to speak that I would be...
He Provides Pastures Along the Way
For almost a third of my life, I have lived with fierce panic attacks. The sweaty palms and dry mouth coupled with the violent shaking and thoughts of sheer terror...
