I came for the coffee bean. You know, the one they put on the top of your coffee drink when you leave the corner stand. This place was my favorite, but eventually I am not going to lie…I became irritated by one of their young, blonde, baristas. Maybe it was because she rolled her eyes and […]
Shootings. Civil wars. Threats of terrorism. Honestly, I had wanted to stay silent this election season. I mean, we don’t need another article, more words, more fire to light an election, already inflamed. Do we? But first, please know, I came from a household where for forty-five years, both my parents voted silently. Though I asked, they […]
It stares at me. It’s been months. And I still can’t speak. The open room. The silent space. The little emblems laying around that ask my mind to bend to His understanding… Not mine. And they say… We “signed up for this”, suffering. Giving, holds risks. Bending to love, only cracks you in places that won’t […]
She was four the first time her brown fingers wrapped around the sign stating, “Before I formed you in the womb, I knew you. ~ God” A dark-skinned couple drove slowly out of the abortion clinic. Nice looking couple. Beautiful car. Brown paper bag in hand holding the pill that would finalize the termination of their […]
We love to talk about the dove descending. Jesus’ baptism, the parting heavens….as well as what He did in ministry. But could it be, the chunk of scripture cut out of our theology is… “Jesus was led (guided) by the Holy Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted (tested and tried) by the devil.” I mean, […]
I don’t know about you, but I can get caught believing …Grace paves our way to heaven, so we don’t have to do anything. Recently, God’s been showing me just how much false teaching has been slipping into my thinking. In studying scripture, something I had never considered before was revealed to me…Jesus frequently asked people […]