more gloriously human

Sometimes we believe it’s all up to us. Perhaps we haven’t bought off on this thinking overtly, but it’s in there. And it leaks out every which way. This subtle pressure to make the world turn. Solving the problem. Making others happy. Controlling an outcome....

the doors

Is the ground under you a bit shaky today? Not feeling as sure-footed as you’d like? Is uncertainty the path you’re walking on right now? Are the plates shifting? If so, I’m with you. Uncertainty creates an energy that we have to address. Otherwise, that energy takes...

scrappy gal

Every week, I drive by this alley with the same housedresses drying on the line. Bright florals gracing an otherwise run-down neighborhood. A dark area of town, to be honest. In fact, this neighborhood is consistently the site of burning tires and violence. A volatile...

plenty

Sitting at a red light this morning, literally in the shadow of the Grand Mosque here in Bahrain, the following words were playing in my car: Turn your eyes upon Jesus Look full in his wonderful face And the things of earth will grow strangely dim In the light of his...

church

I so appreciated Rachel taking the time to give us some of her insight on Sunday. Her comments about the Church really stuck with me. How difficult it can be for so many of us to find a church where we feel as though we really fit. I appreciated that Rachel took some...