Let us fall in love againand scatter gold dust all over the world.Let us become a new springand feel the breeze drift in the heaven’s scent.Let us dress the earth in green,and like the sap of a young treelet the grace from within sustain us.Let us carve gems out of...
02167 – Holding onto Hope Despite Disappointment
Reflecting...has led me to think that hope and disappointment are part of the same faith perspective. Without hope rooted in a vision of possibility, there would not be the experience of disappointment. As the saying goes, “Expect little, and you will be much less...
02126 – Detours?
Perhaps some detours aren't detours at all. Perhaps they are actually the path.
02121 – Saying Yes!
Saying yes to the calls tends to place you on a path that half of yourself thinks doesn't make a bit of sense, but the other half knows your life won't make sense without. from Callings
01940 – Letting God Choose My Path
It is presumptuous of me to wish to choose my path, because I cannot tell which path is best for me. I must leave it to the Lord, who knows me, to lead me by the that which is best for me, so that in all things His will may be...
01897 – Moving Beyond Fear
God's love calls us to move beyond fear. We ask God for courage to abandon ourselves unreservedly, so that we might be molded by God's grace, even as we cannot see where that path may lead us.
01654 – Pay Attention to the People!
Pay attention to the people God puts in your path if you want to discern what God is up to in your life.
01647 – Healthy Striving vs. Perfectionism
Understanding the difference between healthy striving and perfectionism is critical to laying down the shield and picking up your life. Research shows that perfectionism hampers success. In fact, it's often the path to depression, anxiety, addiction, and life...
01556 – Participation, not Substitution
It's about participation in Christ and not substitution by Christ. And we...are invited to travel with Jesus through execution to resurrection. The Last Supper is about bread for the world, God's justice against human injustice, a New Passover from bondage to...
01504 – Going Where Questions Lead
They said that if I questioned a 6,000-year-old earth, I would question whether other parts of Scripture should be read scientifically and historically. They were right. I did. They said that if I entertained the hope that those without access to the gospel might...