We Learn From Loss

Good morning... "Dear Sue," a loyal friend wrote yesterday. "You have been in my heart lately; with prayers for your Mom (and Dad) and for you as you stretch your own heart full circle. Today’s post from you with that wonderful jar image, and today’s message from Bishop Wright work together beautifully to illustrate the stark reality of [...]

By |2025-04-04T10:47:51-04:00April 5th, 2025|Death And Resurrection, Loss, Pain, Sadness, Spiritual Growth|

We Grow Around Grief

Good morning... After yesterday's post, Untangling Our Sadness, a friend wrote: "I can't remember if I sent this to you. Your post this morning made me think of this jar image. A friend sent it to me and it really spoke to me." People tend to believe that grief shrinks over time. What really happens is that we [...]

By |2025-04-04T09:38:47-04:00April 4th, 2025|Grief, Healing, Sadness, Spiritual Growth, Trust God|

Untangling Our Sadness

Good morning... Walking toward the excruciating pain of the cross, Jesus is described as "a man of sorrows and suffering, knowing sadness well" (Isaiah 53:3, NLV). How well do we each know our own sadness? In our therapeutic community group, we explored the experience of sadness, the different forms sad can take. Big sad. Small sad. Light sprinkling [...]

By |2025-04-04T09:44:16-04:00April 3rd, 2025|Everyday life, Grief, Healing, Sadness, Trust God|

Expanding Audrey’s Vision

Good morning... As shared in yesterday's blog post, Jesus came to nineteen year old Audrey DeShetler in a vision, washing clean her weary feet. "Audrey, you are well." She heard Jesus speak to her directly for the very first time. Then later in the day, another friend wrote to me: "After reading today’s blog, I had to share [...]

By |2025-04-02T06:03:34-04:00April 2nd, 2025|Community, Everyday life, Family and Friends, God's Love, Healing|

“Audrey, You Are Well.”

Good morning... For nearly fifteen years, the members of Northside Church have been praying diligently for Audrey DeShetler, Sunday after Sunday. We have closely tracked her journey with a childhood cancer called neuroblastoma. Diagnosed at age five, Audrey has pushed through treatment after treatment, relapse after relapse, until now Audrey is a wise nineteen years old young woman. [...]

By |2025-04-04T09:46:43-04:00April 1st, 2025|Abundance, Death And Resurrection, God's Love, Healing, Sadness|

The Lyrics Of Love

Good morning... She sang the perfect song for this Lenten season. Let's explore the lyrics of God's love before experiencing these powerful words brought to life. [Verse 1: Brandon Lake] It's so good I almost can't believe it Far beyond what hearts could ever dream The God who set the galaxies in motion Would descend to give His [...]

By |2025-03-31T00:06:52-04:00March 30th, 2025|Death And Resurrection, God's Love, Light In Darkness, Mystery|

Who I Am, Really?

Good morning... As I was cleaning out my closet, I came across this card, a card filled with words I had written years ago during a spiritual retreat. I remember being on the annual retreat with our Northside Writers' Group, and we were given quality time to write about our sphere of influence, how we sense ourselves impacting [...]

By |2025-03-29T10:32:26-04:00March 29th, 2025|Authenticity, Discernment, Spiritual Growth, True Self|

This 24 Hour Circle

Good morning... I began my 62nd birthday week writing a blog post entitled The Art of Aging. Now, look what I just found tucked on our bookshelf - a book entitled The Art of Aging by Sherwin B. Nuland. I vaguely remember a generous friend giving me this gift a while back, and I had yet to open [...]

By |2025-03-28T05:32:43-04:00March 28th, 2025|Aging, Everyday life, God's Timing, Organic Growth, Trust God|

Lift Your Voice

Good morning... In our reading for this week, our class discovered a unique quote by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on page 153 of Practicing the Way by John Mark Comer. "Whatever your life's work is, do it well... If it falls your lot to be a street sweeper, sweep the streets like Michelangelo painted pictures, like Shakespeare [...]

By |2025-03-27T03:38:31-04:00March 27th, 2025|Authenticity, Everyday life, Spiritual Gifts, True Self|

Celebrating A Seder

Good morning... Last night, we enjoyed an ecumenical Unity Seder at Temple Emanu-el in Sandy Springs. What a fun and festive evening! A very large room was filled to the brim with people from various faith communities throughout our city. "Good people of all different faiths can come together to celebrate people of all faiths coming together," said [...]

By |2025-03-26T04:01:48-04:00March 26th, 2025|Community, Faith, Family and Friends, Trust God, Unity|
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