Reading Time: 3 minutesA couple of weeks ago, I had a few days full of sadness and fear. Not for myself, but for…
Throwing Yourself Off the Temple: When Productivity Replaces Trust
Reading Time: 2 minutesI recently gave a talk on rest. As I was preparing for the talk, the thought occurred to me how…
Winter Fields and Quiet Hope
Reading Time: 2 minutesA few weeks ago, a friend who lives far away shared a photo of herself on social media. She was…
Slippery Roads and Racing Engines
Reading Time: 3 minutesWhen the Car Isn’t Cooperating One day in high school, snow was falling as school started. It happened to be…
The God Who Sees When We Hide
Reading Time: 2 minutesWhen Words Hurt It’s happened so often that I should be able to see it coming. I was talking with…
When Good Gifts Make Me Afraid
Reading Time: 3 minutesWhen Good Gifts Stir Fear Instead of Gratitude Last week, two opportunities I had been praying for opened up for…
Ordinary Service and Our Extraordinary God
Reading Time: 3 minutesAlthough I cooked a lot for Todd’s single friends when we were first married, hospitality isn’t something I’ve done enough…
When the Days Feel Scarce
Reading Time: 2 minutesA few years ago, a friend gave me a “One Line a Day” journal. It’s a five-year journal that has…
Dieting to the Glory of God
Reading Time: 3 minutesI first noticed it a couple of weeks ago. My social media feeds always contain a fair number of ads…
Christmas Memories and Christmas Wishes
Reading Time: 3 minutesMy grandma used to keep a glass container of peppermint sticks on the TV, right under the starburst clock that…
Mama, You Don’t Have to Save Christmas
Reading Time: 3 minutesFor many years, Christmas was a struggle. Christmas decorations in a too-small house, buying gifts on a too-small budget, and…
When Time Feels Short and God Seems Silent
Reading Time: 3 minutesOne thing I’ve noticed in this season of life is the feeling that time is running out, while at the…
