Stories About: Musings and Thoughts

God Doesn’t Swim.

It’s Easter. And Easter is a story unlike any other story. Because, while Jesus may have said, “It is finished,” on the cross, the story of the life that...

Pray. Fast.

Never stop praying. 1 Thessalonians 5:17 I’m not sure when it happened really, the changing of the priority of prayer from last resort to most important thing. Of prayers...

This Doesn’t Have an Ending.

She walked into the room, her smile rivaling the vivid Central American sun outside. They said her name was Raquel. She was a shy 14-year old who loved to...

I Am Not My Memory.

It is no secret that I love story and find my most comfortable place in storytelling. To wrap flesh and bone around hope and let it walk in the...

The Lovely Lie.

I remember standing with the chalkboard in my hands. We were doing a sermon series about grace, and I was asked to share what that amazing grace had done...

For Those Who Love Those Who Harm.

“If you could tell them anything, what would it be? What would you tell the people who love the people who harm?” ***** I remember our first conversation. We...

Striking Likeness of Jesus.

“And they took knowledge of them, that they had been with Jesus.” ~Acts 4:13 A Christian should be a striking likeness of Jesus Christ. You have read lives of...

Love at the Neighbor’s Table.

“Is it possible to major in love? Because that’s what I really want – I don’t know exactly what I want to do with my life, but I just...

Voice in the Dark.

(prayer from The Praying Tree by Michael Leunig) I didn’t mean to wake up before dawn. But then again, I don’t ever really mean to wake up too early...

The Journey Not Carefully Planned.

There are threads of common union woven in the stories of the heroes I’ve met in my lifetime. Now, to be clear, my heroes are very rarely those with...