Grief is a gift that our culture doesn’t take seriously or see as valuable. We do everything we can to avoid the process of experiencing pain, letting go of the past, and accepting that we might have been wrong. Doing these things, I believe, was meant to be the pathway to peace. A system…
Sometimes the most valuable thing you can do is simply be present. While culture tells us our worth is in our productivity, it’s our presence that has power. And nothing shows love like the the offering of ourselves. It’s in this showing up for others that we might have the opportunity to do more…
As of last week, my daughter now lives 3,000 miles away in New York City, so I am learning a whole new level of trust in God. I feel like Luigi in a Nintendo game, conquering one realm only to find myself on a more difficult one. Level up! My early years of video…
A few weeks ago, on a summer’s stroll along the shores of a nearby lake, I witness an interaction between a father and his child that stirred my thoughts on God and His children. The engagement pointed to God’s invitation to trust Him in overcoming our fears. What initially caught my attention was a…
