I’ve been turning this over in my heart lately—the quiet, creeping fear that shows up when the house is still and my thoughts get too loud. For a long time, I thought I was afraid of death. Afraid of my children dying; afraid of losing the ones, the three, I love most. It sounds reasonable,Continue reading “Love Stronger Than Death, Grief Deeper Than Words”
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The God Who Binds Wounds and Names Stars
“He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.He determines the number of the stars; he gives to all of them their names.”— Psalm 147:3–4 There is something startling about how close these two verses are. One moment, God’s hands are near—tender, attentive, binding wounds that are raw and personal. You can almost see HimContinue reading “The God Who Binds Wounds and Names Stars”
Jesus the Way, the Truth, the Life: An Invitation Home
When Jesus said, “I am the way, the truth, and the life,” He wasn’t laying out a rulebook — He was offering a relationship. John 14:6 isn’t about exclusion; it’s an invitation home. Here’s what those words truly meant to His first followers — and what they mean for us today.
Rape(d)
There’s this deep hope sometimes—almost like a whisper inside—that maybe if we say it enough or don’t say it, write it down, send a letter, go to therapy, cry it out, it’ll loosen its grip. That if we give it a name, if we call it what it was, maybe it’ll shrink. Maybe “raped” willContinue reading “Rape(d)”
If You Believe
“If You Believe,” a blog post about finding hope in the midst of tragedy, death, and suffering.
Faith is What you Find
This morning I was led to a new definition – well, perhaps ‘understanding’ is a better term—of faith. “Faith is what you find at the end of your faith” Abraham – Father of Faith – got the call (from God) to leave and go to a faraway land, and he left. How long didContinue reading “Faith is What you Find”
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