Even When I Wonder Why (The Year of Wonder)
Someone shared a quote with me that I won’t get exactly right but here goes: “Wrestling with God reveals just how close He is to us.” I am a...
Stories written by Ronne Rock
The Power and Purpose of Time
His name is St. Paul, a beautiful cathedral born in 1845 to the Church of England. The community celebrated its arrival with joy, and within a few short years,...
Harriet (because everyone deserves to be known)
a special story written by Tyler and GiGi Rock She’s quiet but strong. If you didn’t know about the grove of fledgling oak trees on the hill, you just...
I love you, 2021 (the year of gathering)
Hey there, 2021. I love you. I just wanted you to know. I ended 2020 with a multitude of letters to the year that had so much stacked against...
Placing Life and Death (the year of gathering)
Help me rightly place life by rightly placing death. The prayer feels upside down, but it’s been reverberating in my soul since I met Harriet. She rests quietly beneath...
Love your enemies. (the year of gathering)
I honestly thought there might be an asterisk somewhere in the pages—a subtle footnote or editor’s revision tucked in the margins. “You have heard that it was said, ‘Love...
The Ragamuffins (the year of gathering)
For Ragamuffins, God’s name is Mercy. We see our darkness as a prized possession because it drives us into the heart of God. Without mercy our darkness would plunge...
Being a Safe Place (the year of gathering)
I’m writing two stories right now. The first publishes in October for Redbud Writers Guild. It’s about the freedom found in limitation. The second is for Joyful Life Magazine,...
Grief and Hope Hold Hands (the year of gathering)
I’m thinking again about the unlikely friendship of grief, and how she loves to hold the hands of hope even in her awkwardness as she leans into our lives,...
The Lovely Lie (the year of gathering)
I remember standing on stage with the chalkboard in my hands. Grace was the topic of the sermon series, and I was asked to share what that amazing grace...
Get Dirty (the year of gathering)
I am not a gardener, but I still love every lesson taught in farmer’s almanacs of the abiding and tending of seedtime and harvest. Onions aren’t ready to be...
The Work of Rest (the year of gathering)
Look at us. We did it. Despite misgivings and any number of wonderings, we have entered into the second half of 2021. You might be scouring through school supply...
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