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Autographed by God (Ephesians 2)

Remember the days of talking big and fearing bigger - of staking claims on land that crumbled like dust. We thought we knew it all then, thought if we...

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...

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...

I am Bright. (Psalm 18)

And all grew quiet. And then You reached for me, cradling me in Your arms. You lifted me from the ashes and the drowning. You breathed Your life into my...

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...

We are Buried with Our Enemies.

And behind the walls of the basilica – hidden in the darkness of the mountain - are buried 40,000 who fought in the Spanish civil war. Not by name. Not by...

The Truth about Soaring.

At the beginning of the year, I wore a necklace with a coin and a wing, and began using the hashtag #mysoaringyear on stories shared on Instagram. More than...

Give Me Words. #write31days

And I think of the times I have just hidden - cloaked the gift of life or locked it away - so I wouldn't have to subject myself to...

(sabbath) Off-Guard. #write31days

"Lord, catch me off-guard today." It's Sunday, and I'm savoring the prayers of others today - and sharing my favorites with you each week. I encourage you to whisper them,...
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