It’s been a crazy few weeks clumsily journeying through this new path God has placed before me. Many days there just aren’t words. I feel numb. And truthfully when words come they are few as the story of my life seems raw and sometimes this journey needs to remain censored for this time. So thanks always for your patience, your… Read More
getting real with others.
She captured my eyes from across the field. There we had met the year before as she was a camper in my cabin at youth camp. I was excited to be back and seeing a familiar face was like heaven. She and I had had great conversations the year before. Me sharing mistakes of my youth and her telling of… Read More
let’s go to guatemala (your invitation to join me)
I had been in Guatemala when I heard God whisper, “Bring other’s back.” I really didn’t understand what that meant. That trip to Guatemala left me overwhelmed with the vastness of poverty I saw. I wondered, as we walked among the community and visited with the families there, how one person or even a group of 20 could make a… Read More
why is it hard to practice what you preach.
It’s Tuesday and you know what that means. If you are new (thanks for being here), round here we talk about stepping over our fears and moving forward on this second day of the week. I hope you will be encouraged. This past month has been an incredible stretching opportunity for me. One I have to admit (since we’re friends… Read More
yea, yea, yea, i know, i know.
It had been a night that stirred my soul. Stirred it up good with questions, doubts, and fears. A group of us had been out on the streets training, praying, and becoming more aware of where girls bound up in sexual exploitation frequented. I knew the girls were there as I see them often. Often! But this night there wasn’t… Read More
the nakedness of purpose.
I remember their comments so vividly. Maybe you heard them too. “Color inside the lines.” “Brighter colors would stand out more.” “This photograph needs to be sharper.” “You have a gift for run-on sentences.” “This writing would offend my wife.” The gift of creativity sometimes does not seem so much of a gift. It seems there is a nakedness to… Read More