People of the Second Chance
I alluded to it yesterday but in life we all need radical grace. Not just a little bit to make things warm and fuzzy, but grace that extends beyond all of our fears, failures and fouls ups.
I need it.
You need it.
This guy needs it . . .
And so did this guy. . .
We all need [...]
Christmas Garbage
There is snow on the mountains and you are cuddled up next to the fireplace. The Christmas tree is decorated and the stockings are hung. You are sitting in your favorite chair drinking a warm cup of hot cocoa. The snow begins to fall and Christmas lights shine through the beautiful twilight. It all sounds [...]
It’s a . . .
. . . GIRL!!!
94 days ago I left this blog to spend time reflecting on my life, reading my Bible and allowing some of the things I had learned over the last year to sink into my thick skull. But I also left off just days after we found out we were pregnant. After [...]
Trying Something Different
A few days ago I posted about our trip to Michigan and the fact that it left me wanting to deal with the demons from my past. The post ended rather rhetorical as I was looking for an idea of how to do things differently than the ways I had tried in recent years to [...]
What If Your Church Didn’t Exist Anymore?
What if your church didn’t exist anymore?
Would anyone notice?
One of my favorite pastors, Steve Deur, asks this question often of his church on the shores of Lake Michigan and it resonates with me as I visit other churches and think about my own. It is a hard question to ask yourself if you are a [...]
