What’s the Right Way to Pray? So very many books, articles, sermons, and podcasts have been written about prayer. It’d be easy to think there’s nothing left to say… and maybe there isn’t anything new. But I see a growing angst and confusion all around me about how to pray in the midst of […]
Finding God in the Pain
Some things you don’t think about until you’re older… like finding God in pain. Even if you don’t believe in or want to really know God, pain has a way of turning our thoughts toward Him. In crisis, we often look for answers outside of ourselves, beyond what we’ve tried before. I don’t like […]
The Gift of Time and Focus
Note: This is the sixth in a series. One of the great pleasures in life is spending time with a close friend or family member. Conversations take deep, wonderful plunges below surface topics as you search out treasure together and compare journeys. In this place of vulnerability and trust, you’re free to laugh or […]
Positioning Yourself to Receive
Note: This is the third in a series. Click to read posts one and two. Still Learning I started writing this article over two weeks ago. I pulled together treasured notes from my phone and journals, but no matter how hard I tried, I couldn’t get the words to come together. I knew the information […]
Empty Nest: Another Chance to Conquer Fear
I blew up last night. Anger burst up and out of me before I knew what happened. Sure, there was a trigger. Something that might frustrate anyone, although I don’t get frustrated so much anymore. But it threw me into orbit and I didn’t see it coming. And I would have never guessed that […]