What Did Mary Know?

Good morning... Sometimes songs unwrap our deepest questions in a creative, life-giving way. Carrying forward our connection with the Pentatonix from yesterday's blog post, we ponder the question, "What did Mary know as she prepared to give birth to God's baby boy?" Enjoy this moving rendition of a well-loved classic, as we prepare to celebrate the birthday of [...]

By |2022-12-20T03:41:14-05:00December 20th, 2022|God's Plan, Jesus Christ, Mystery|

When A Mom Loses A Child

Good morning... Two women in our Monday group have lost their sons this year. One young man was forty-three, the other was eighteen. For these grieving mothers, Thanksgiving was quite hard. The absence felt so loud. As I happen upon this poem, I wrap my prayers for these two moms in the communion feast of silence. ****** The [...]

By |2022-11-29T03:48:08-05:00November 29th, 2022|Grief, Mystery, Silence And Solitude|

Grief Strips Us Naked

Good morning... On Friday night I enjoyed quality time with a friend whose husband died eight weeks ago, then on Saturday morning I walked and talked with a friend whose husband died about eight years ago. Between these two soul-filling conversations, I crafted our early morning message When Our Nest Feels Empty. Our message concluded, "As we tenderly [...]

By |2022-11-07T01:39:27-05:00November 7th, 2022|Grief, Mystery, Trust God|

God’s Timing Is Perfect

Good morning... After journaling with God about the reflection question posed in yesterday's blog post, Monet This Morning, I emailed my church friend to thank her for the permission to share her photos of the stunning gardens of Monet growing just outside of Paris. As we exchanged emails, I was touched by the generosity of the Spirit blowing [...]

By |2022-10-24T01:25:56-04:00October 22nd, 2022|Abundance, God's Timing, Mystery|

I Sketched My Answer

Good morning... "When you say, 'I believe in God,' what do you mean?" asked the final page of our assigned reading. I sketched my answer, this boat riding stick figure. The God I trust has three parts. God the Creator is like the ocean, endless water buoying me. God the living Christ surrounds me tangibly like a sturdy, [...]

By |2022-09-23T07:51:20-04:00September 23rd, 2022|Everyday life, Mystery, Trust God|

Our Response To Mass Graves

Good morning... God set our new semester ablaze as we gathered to study one tiny book, Simple Faith by Margaret Silf. As we have seen the horrific images of the mass graves found in Ukraine this week, I have pondered one long sentence from our class reading. "She will learn to distinguish between those things in life - [...]

By |2022-09-20T06:26:28-04:00September 19th, 2022|God's Love, Mystery, Organic Growth|

The Best Gift We Bring

Good morning... I was delighted to receive the photo above from LaTonya Gates, founder and director of PAWkids, a vibrant non-profit in downtown Atlanta. "Let the ladies know THEY blessed her greatly," LaTonya texted yesterday from Krakow, Poland, where our written word ministry helped support her trip to deliver Crates for Ukraine. Last Saturday, before LaTonya left [...]

By |2022-09-04T02:46:37-04:00September 3rd, 2022|Everyday life, God's Love, Healing, Mystery|

Her Grieving Year

Good morning... We email one another often as she processes her profound grief. Our back and forth exchanges are life-giving, exposing God's healing edge. This week she shared a Dietrich Bonhoeffer quote from his Letters and Papers from Prison. "Nothing can make up for the absence of someone whom we love," writes Bonhoeffer, "and it would be wrong [...]

By |2022-09-01T02:41:36-04:00September 1st, 2022|God's Plan, Grief, Mystery|

How Might I Pray?

Good morning... As if panning for valuable chunks of gold, I sift through a New York Times opinion piece to discover some very important nuggets. Author Anne Lamott, wise and sassy, provokes the potential of authentic prayer. "Prayer connects us umbilically to a spirit both outside and within us, who hears and answers." "Prayer says... 'I am tiny, [...]

By |2022-07-11T02:48:32-04:00July 11th, 2022|Mystery, Prayer, Trust God|

Experience Truth – Israel 2023

Good morning... On our walk and talk last week, my friend earnestly asked, "Do you really believe it's true? Do you really believe Jesus lived, died and rose from the dead? How can we know that the resurrection of Jesus Christ is absolutely true?" Take a moment now. How might you, yourself, honestly answer my friend's candid question? [...]

By |2022-06-29T01:21:17-04:00June 29th, 2022|God's Love, Mystery, Transformation|
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