When was the last time you were broken? Ripped apart? Disturbed to your core? I’m not talking about when something devastating happens in our lives like a death or divorce. No, I’m talking about when your mind and heart witness something so profound that it awakens your spirit. It breaks you on the inside for good! For many of us… Read More
Archives for March 2013
i can’t do the pretty jesus anymore.
I sat there. Looking around ever so quietly. I had come with a friend to chapel. It had been years since I had been inside this small quaint church. I kept trying to quiet my mind. My thoughts kept racing. I wanted to make time stand still and enjoy the presence of Jesus. I looked up a spotted a Jesus… Read More
dear rockstar satan, you lose again
Mr. Rockstar Satan with that cigarette hanging out of your mouth, Did you think you would be able to take over my body with tar, toxins and poison? Your strategy was “almost” perfect. you might also like . . .dear commercialized halloween dear dad, your son and daughter see you. an anonymous letter to “her.”
{podcast 011} 3 activities that lead to rest.
Are you tired, frazzled or just plain fried? If so, this episode of Living with Purpose will be just the encouragement you need as we’ll look at three activities that will refresh and renew. While most of us can not take three days to sneak away for R&R, listen in to discover how you can incorporate habits in your life… Read More
the gift of memory keeps me tossing.
I’m awake. I can’t sleep. It’s the gift of memory that keeps me tossing. I remember . . . Her precious face. She is so young and full of smiles. I wondered how that could be as everything around her is trash. The Guatemala City Dump to be exact. The stench. The mess. The birds. The dogs. A place that… Read More
what are you chasing.
We’re all chasing after something, something that we think will make us happy — comfort, success, a bigger house, or someone’s approval. But if we are all honest, it feels like trying to catch the wind. ~ Jennie Allen What are you chasing? My heart stirs and pounds with the words in Jennie Allen’s new study — Chase. It’s a… Read More