I am still reeling. As if caught in this love/hate relationship with the film. I want to run from it, close it out of my consciousness. Pretend I didn’t see it, so I don’t have to write this review. But, I DID see it. I WAS compelled to pre-screen this movie. I WAS drawn to blog […]
Why Won’t God’s People Pray? 2015 National Day of Prayer
I scavenge through the internet, looking for a place in my area where people will gather today to pray. Systems failing, walls crumbling, morality shifting all around… So, why won’t God’s people pray? I find big programs, fancy churches. Still, Christians everywhere seem silent. Many believers not even mentioning they are Jesus followers. Could it be […]
Hearing God?
I did everything right; lined my Bible on the floor right next to the window, got my music and headphones, cleared the carpet facing the sun, ready to pursue worshiping my God… I play worship, start singing, lift my hands in the stillness of a quiet house as if luring Him to come. Still, why is it […]
Ponderings from the Pond – Petals of Faith
The walls were crushing. Yet, I had not realized. Nepal, riots, marriage bill wars swallowing my breath, making faith smaller than full. Still, in a world where we harness our own; rally, buck up, and strive our way home…it can be easy to miss the pressing, unknowingly accepting the weight settling, causing us to resist, our […]