A Blessing for Asher You started out a bundle of bronze flesh, pearly bone set in a babe, birthed into a world full of pain-- tears and heartache my fate. Worry and bitterness crept into kill me, took all my pride, my reason for living. Why did this happen to me? And now why a … Continue reading Pure as the Driven Snow
I wake and the words are there, hanging in the dark, filling the liminal space between rest and rise. I etch them out, fragments and syllables, hovering above the pages they will soon be apart of. But here in the bleak morning light, they sit, unfinished and raw, in the corners of my mind, or … Continue reading The Family Prophecies
*This post is part 2 in an ongoing series. To read the first post, click here. I will never forget the time I sat in a Bible study and the leader asked us to open up to the Song of Songs. A woman in the group who was highly regarded within the church proceeded to … Continue reading The Gaping Holes in the American Church: Part 2-Discipling Biblical Literacy
There is a well-known story in Numbers 13 and 14. The Israelites finally get to survey the land God had promised to their ancestors, but as they scout it out, they find it filled with scary, giant people. They’re afraid, and so even though God promised to deliver them into the land safely, they refuse … Continue reading The Blood Cries Out
At the conclusion of a bible study group I recently attended, someone sought me out saying "After listening to you today, I thought for sure you're a pastor's kid!" When I told her I wasn't, she immediately asked if I was a pastor's wife. At that point I laughed and explained I'm a normal person … Continue reading The Gaping Holes in the American Church: Part 1-Multiplying Leaders
Two Precious Stones 