Good morning... In the face of so many differences, distance and division, I met a poem which puts words to my deepest prayer. If I could build something sturdy in this world, something that wouldn't crash, melt, or rust, then I would make a bridge from my heart to yours. - Alexandra Vasiliu In the face of so [...]
Good morning... In yesterday's post, I shared this gorgeous photo sent earlier in the week by a friend, a picture of the crescent moon resting close to a planet in the dark of night. I finished my two hours of blogging then headed back to bed for my second sleep. Unfortunately, I was woken up early to take [...]
Good morning... Two people sent me Richard Rohr meditations on the same morning this week. When something repeats itself, it tends to get my attention. At the end of the devotional, Rohr shared this childlike depiction of how grace works. In her autobiography Story of a Soul, Thérèse tells a story of standing at the bottom of the [...]
Good morning... "A lady gave this to us at the market this morning," a friend texted on Saturday. "I absolutely love it! So good right? So simple and yet something I had never really thought of." "I love it too," I replied. "Listening to God requires W.A.I.T.ing, asking ourselves, "Why am I talking, trying too hard, terriblizing? We [...]
Good morning... Eugene Peterson spent zillions of hours translating the entire Bible into a relatable language for us common people. The Message translation is an inviting gift to our world, a gift birthed by Peterson's long obedience in the same direction. Leif Peterson eulogizing his late father, Eugene, at the First Presbyterian Church in Kalispell, Montana on November [...]
Good morning... At Northside Church, our Faithful Fitness class began a new semester on Wednesday morning at 9:30 am. One gift that blessed our time together was cooling down to Christy Nockel's song entitled Home. The song mirrors the truth of Psalm 23:6 (GNT). I know that your goodness and love will be with me all my life; [...]
Good morning... Most of us start the day with preconceived plans. More likely than not, our plans will be interrupted. The quote above, sent by a friend last week, helps to shift our focus from, "Why, God, why?" to "Who?" and to "What?" In the Plan B moments we meet today, might we stop and wonder and learn, [...]
Good morning... Yesterday we gathered for our first Wednesday afternoon class of the semester to study Waking Up to This Day: Seeing the Beauty Right before Us by Paula D'Arcy. New faces joined our crowd of old friends, and the Holy Spirit bonded us naturally. To introduce ourselves, we shared one thing we noticed about the cover of [...]
Good morning... As my fall schedule began to fill in, a friend sent me this quote: "You are exactly where you are meant to be." What a empowering word of encouragement. Living into my twentieth year at Northside Church, I love the cyclical nature of our ministry to women. Every year, the summer season ends and a new [...]
Good morning... "Our Father refreshes us on the journey with some pleasant inns, but will not encourage us to mistake them for our home," C.S. Lewis wrote in our post from yesterday. I have heard it said, "We are just walking each other home." Our eternal home awaits us beyond. For her junior year in high school, in [...]
