This past week I got to post at Jennifer Slattery’s blog—about praying even when words won’t come. Here’s a preview, but click on over to read the rest of it there. In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit...

  Lord, It’s nearly Easter, yet my soul has not been stilled in meditation. My heart is not fixed on the story or significance of the day. Instead, I’ve been in chaos. Wrestling through my own beliefs, clarifying thoughts, researching and asking and debating with others. It makes me sad when I realize this has...

Everyone—myself included—has been pretty incensed by the recent controversy over the religious freedom act (whichever side they fall on). I’ve felt deep in my soul a need to speak out. I’ve prayed. I’ve cried (sobbed, really). And although my political beliefs fall on the losing side in this state of mine, and if you ask...

Everyone—myself included—has been pretty incensed by the recent controversy over the religious freedom act (whichever side they fall on). I’ve felt deep in my soul a need to speak out. I’ve prayed. I’ve cried (sobbed, really). And although my political beliefs fall on the losing side in this state of mine, and if you ask...

I wanted to let you know that a new prayer prompts calendar is available now for April—and these calendars are always free to those who sign up for my blog posts. I keep mine on my fridge and since I open it up many times a day (neither of us needs to admit just how...

Dear Jesus, I’m sorry. I’m so sorry. My heart is grieving and my soul is overwhelmed with sorrow. How can Your people pass legislation that is so hateful and hurtful? How can such blatant bigotry come from people who claim to know You? Because wherever You are, light shines in the darkness. Wherever you go,...

15 weeks, 15 letters, 15 minutes. To start the new year, 2015. It’s never too late to join us. Learn about the challenge here. Someone who noticed or encouraged a talent or ability It all started with a postcard announcing that a Wabash professor, Joy Castro, had published a memoir called The Truth Book. I’m sure...

I’ve spent a lot of time writing about God, feeling Him, thinking about Him, talking to Him—like a friend. Sitting beside Him. Walking next to Him. But this morning at church, as I knelt at the altar in prayer, I realized something. I’ve spent time side-by-side, but not enough time at His feet. It’s a...

I’ve spent a lot of time writing about God, feeling Him, thinking about Him, talking to Him—like a friend. Sitting beside Him. Walking next to Him. But this morning at church, as I knelt at the altar in prayer, I realized something. I’ve spent time side-by-side, but not enough time at His feet. It’s a...

I found this tonight, something I typed on my iPad in the coffee shop one morning several years ago. It’s just a short piece about saying goodbye to the old house right before we handed over the keys. Those two years with two houses were long and hard, but there were some beautiful moments in there, too....