It popped up as one of those sponsored posts from a well-known writer. We had like “friends”, and she had a big following… And I had forgotten… Each of us are broken, just in different measures. She had wrestled with suffering too, like most do. But then, I read the conclusion of this ex-missionary,”God doesn’t want […]
Welcome Back, Gutter Balls, and a HUGE Praise Report.
Built in the 1950’s, it only had eight lanes, wood wrapped floors and a slow, mechanical, bowling ball rotation, that took you back in time. Four of us played. We carefully propped up our ball, eyed where the bowling pins were, and took our shot. The technique and execution were correct, but each and every ball […]
My Dad’s White T-Shirt. Summer Notice. And #UNITE
It was summer, much like the ones we have recently been experiencing. My parents century-old-house was in the eighties, come evening…the one I lived in as long as I can remember. The high, exposed, cross-beamed ceilings drew the night air rising, making the second floor I slept on like an inferno, come bed time. We had […]
When Your A Woman At The Well – Four Lessons
I’m not going to lie. I have been obsessed with the story about the Samaritan woman. You know…the one about the woman at the well? ​ I don’t know. Maybe it’s because I can relate to her; thirsty, alone, having a past that’s more tainted than holy. I mean, this lady, she just seems smart, yet […]
You Can’t Do It Alone – And Other Olympic Lessons #UNITE
I peer my head around the corner to what my ten-year-old is watching, and I am hooked. Racing cyclists, pumping with all of their might up steep pavement. Then decline, surrounded by rain forest, news media, tough terrain, cobblestones, and eventually crosswinds and rain towards the finish line. My eyes are stuck on the girl with […]
Broken? Alone? An Outcast? Here’s Hope – You are Not Forgotten
Do you remember when you first heard the idea of “castes”? This notion that specific people are born into certain titles, positions, roles, according to their families, job titles, birth positions… And how no matter how they worked, or proved themselves, when they were at the bottom caste, or worse yet, an untouchable… Their destiny would […]