Many, many years ago, when our son was a toddler, and our daughter an infant, I remember the underlying theme of my life was exhaustion. Nap time was a gift, and making it through piles of laundry and multiple diaper changes was the order of the day. Managing play dates and grocery shopping kept me …
Sunday
Jesus replied, “What is impossible with man is possible with God.” ~Luke 18:27 (NIV) ~~~ Welcome to The Sunday Community. Link up with a photo and just a few, brief words of inspiration. Not many words at all. Then, extend a bit of hospitality to the others here. Take some time to visit …
Because Fear Is A Bully
It snowed every day while we were in Germany. It was snow globe snow. It was light and fine and filled with air. Cold air. Every day, as H and I walked around this city or that, I thought my cheeks were going to freeze into small, round blocks of ice, then slide right down the front of my coat, and …
Beautiful Dreamer…
"But what if I don't have a dream?" people ask me. I think you do. And I think it's beautiful. I know some of us go around telling anyone and everyone who will listen all about what we're dreaming up. We stare off into the distance, or draw fancy images on napkins in restaurants, or pin dreamy …
Sunday
Jesus said, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your passion and prayer and intelligence.’ This is the most important, the first on any list. But there is a second to set alongside it: ‘Love others as well as you love yourself.’ These two commands are pegs; everything in God’s Law and the Prophets …
The Kingdom of God is Like…
You know those parables Jesus was always telling? I hardly ever "get" them. I find I'm often left scratching my head with the rest of the crowd, standing on the fringes. I'm looking around to see if anyone has a look of epiphany on their face, and hearing myself say, "Huh?" In the bible, Jesus often …