Strike that. I was going to start this with three words: "I'm sorry, but..." So, strike that. By now, I hope you know me. I hope you know my sincere desire not to offend, but to not let up on calling the Church to tear down walls and erase the incessant lines we keep building and drawing to …
Resolution
"Either God is big, or he isn't," Tom said. A few weekends ago, at a conference in Ohio, I got to catch up with some friends of ours from the church we attended when we lived in Pennsylvania. Our kids had been in the same youth group and it was Tom and Beth who moved away from Pennsylvania first. …
Simple Things
Earlier this year, I felt as if God was telling (challenging? inviting?) me to expand my territory. Do you remember when that little book, The Prayer of Jabez was all the rage and everyone was praying, and asking God to expand their territory, and meaning all sorts of different things when they …
Sheer Beauty
For real and for serious (as we used to say), registration for JumpingTandem: The Retreat opens midnight, August 1. As in, this Friday! The web site is slick and wonderful (thanks to Lyla Lyndquist, The Blog Whisperer), the speakers are in place, the best volunteers ever have thrown their hats in …
Quality Time
Some people remember events of their lives on a timeline. I remember my life by the houses I lived. There have been so many houses in my life, and I am not complaining. Not the least little bit. I have a love affair with houses. I am that person who comes to the Open House without any intention of …
Finding Rhythm
At the top of the stairs, I stopped to take a picture of leashes and reusable shopping bags and an apron from Nano, hanging on hooks behind the side door. The simplicity caught my eye at the end of a day where I'd been doing enough work to make Jack a dull boy. There is a rhythm that runs through …