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Champagne and Confetti. (Ephesians 1)

Rewind now to before the beginning, before life and birth and striving and falling and paradise and that Voice speaking "it is good." Before anything began, the conversation included...

A Fine Day for You to be God

My hands felt so empty. I wanted to snatch her from the slum and be her safekeeping, to build a big house and take away all longing, to make...

Paint a Story (Proverbs 14)

My friend Wycliffe wrote, "Proverbs 14:1. That was our sermon today." And so I journeyed there - to the scriptures, to meditate and see what God might have for...

Pity Stays at the Door.

After spending time with single moms in a remote town in Honduras - all hard-working women who taught their children to be honorable and never ashamed of their condition,...

Sing Like Soaking Rains.

Have you heard the sound before? I bet you have. The sound is like rain - like the soaking rains that come down gently and do no harm and...

May I Be So Bold. (#oneword365)

Yes, I'm back. It's a quiet return to this place, with a story about my #oneword365. I believe with all my heart that the words inspired by 1 Chronicles...

The World Inside.

But for forty days, save a few hours of guests stopping by, it was just Mary and Joseph and Jesus. I wonder what life was like in those forty...

Gazpacho’s Sexy Sister.

...those stories will be shared soon. But first, this. A diversion, if you will. Because of all the things I was expecting to feel in Spain, this was not...

Prayer Journal #3 #write31days

Saturdays are for gathering up the words of the week and putting them in basket for you. This week has found me visiting my own home for only 30...

Keep Me Naked. #write31days

Pedigrees and positions and providence are rubbish compared to the nakedness of true divine worth. (Day 23 of "Oh Hey God, It's Me" - 31 days of simple honest prayers)....

Still Me Right Now. #write31days

"In me always exists the battle that where I am is one step off of where I should be. There is always the 'you'll be sorry you missed this...'...

(sabbath) Inhale. Exhale. #write31days

“It’s a prayer of exactly seven syllables, the number that corresponds perfectly to the rhythm of our breathing." It's Sunday, and I'm savoring the prayers of others today - and...
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