Churches should be the most honest place in town, not the happiest place in town.
03189 – Churches: Honest?
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03143 – Most Profound Blessings
It came home to me that the most profound blessings we will ever know are those that meet us in the place of our deepest loss and inspire us to choose to live again.
03045 – The Presence of God
It's crazy how the presence of God can completely change your mood and attitude in an instant. One worship song, one whispered prayer, one Scripture verse can take you from the absolute worst mindset to a place of such peace and joy. There's nothing like the presence...
03034 – Rabbit and Bear
"Am I broken?" asked Rabbit? "No," said Bear, "you're healing. Healing can be messy and it takes time. Sometimes it might feel like you're broken but that's just a rough edge being soothed as it grows and fits into a new place. Soon...you'll be stronger than you were...
02918 – Love Comes from God
May God gently place God's own heart right behind yours, so that the love you give in this work can come through you, but doesn't have to come from you.
02612 – The Middle: Crucial Part of the Story
When we tell stories that start with a sudden beginning and jump to an ending that only God could write, we skip over a crucial part of the story: the middle. The place where we wait. Where we sit in silence. Where we have no answers. Where our hearts ache and we...
02504 – Find Healthy Ways to Deal with Feelings
I'm convinced that when we help our children find healthy ways of dealing with their feelings, ways that don't hurt them or anyone else, we're helping to make our world a safer, better place.
02497 – I Rest This Day in God
I rest this day in God. I put in a single place all the pieces of my erring ways, the urgent thoughts both good and bad, together with my rights and wrongs. All in a single place they go. Here they lie where all is loss and all is gain, for they are mine. As for me--I...
02472 – Protection and Participation
[written during the Bubonic plague of the 1500s] I shall ask God mercifully to protect us. Then I will fumigate, purify the air, administer medicine, and take medicine. I shall avoid places and persons where my presence is not needed in order to not become...
02447 – Use Mistakes to View Your Horizons
Don't place your mistakes on your head; their weight may crush you. Instead, place them under your feet and use them as a platform to view your horizons.