A friend shared their hurt and disappointment over a friendship that had gone awry. They had been trying to witness to a non-believer, i.e. convert someone to Christianity. “I’ve been a Christian for years and I’ve never brought anyone to Christ.” Their shame and sense of failure was evident. They’ve mentioned worry over the possibility […]
Category Archives: Faith
Like a Thief in the Night
Carrying on with last week’s theme, how many plot twists do you encounter daily? I’m up to about 5,347. There are so many things stealing my time. I’m a fan of efficiency. I am not a fan of thievery. Sometimes we ask ourselves, “So what does the bible say about _____?” In this case, stealing. […]
Surprise
Do you ever have a moment where you feel like Tippi Hedren? Or maybe Edgar Allan Poe? It may not be a bird or birds suddenly appearing, making you wonder what is going on with the weather, seasons, and alignment of the planets. Have you ever witnessed a wild turkey running through your yard? Not […]
Bandwidth and Shiny Gold Idols
Greetings from my unplanned hiatus. Everything is fine. Sometimes life reprioritizes our priorities. I was talking with friends the other day about the phenomenon in Corporate America of “a job well done is rewarded with more work”. And how too often managers asked to help prioritize projects and tasks just don’t, instead telling their employees […]
Time and Change
I’ve been trying to combat the winter bleakness with self-care. Healthier habits. Endorphins. I just finished day 1 of a 30-day yoga video series and have verified how out of shape I am. Bahaha. To be clear, I actually did the yoga poses. I didn’t only watch the video. It was a balance of challenging […]
Joy to the World
Happy Advent season, now that we’re well into advent season. Joy has been hard to come by in the era of pandemic life and social media shrieking, hasn’t it? I find myself intentionally making time for things that spark joy. Like spray painting the pumpkins I’ve had on the porch with a coat of white […]
What the Enemy Meant for Evil
When last we visited, the discussion surrounded blowing chunks. Or something like that. Since then you may have visited with family or friends for Thanksgiving. Hopefully no blowing of chunks was involved. Other things that have been running through my mind in recent weeks … The word swimmingly. Much like the word fantastic, swimmingly can […]
Freedom ‘21
I saw Lyle Lovett on an episode of Blue Bloods the other day. Likely during the Wednesday marathon that happens on one of the digital channels. It’s the soundtrack that plays around these parts. Which reminds me … you need to read Becoming Duchess Goldblatt if you haven’t already. Lyle Lovett himself appears in the […]
Comparison is the Thief of Joy
I’m not the first person to say, “Comparison is the thief of joy.” The interwebs are having trouble attributing the phrase to any one originator, so we’ll just call it a famous saying. “You’ve heard it said …” I’ve heard things said lately that have me noticing a couple phenomena. There seems to be an […]
Discombobulation
“There was mass confusion. Pretty sure the enemy has all of us discombobulated right now.” Isn’t that the truth. If you’ve never read C.S. Lewis’ The Screwtape Letters, definitely go do that ASAP. It ought to be required reading of all believers. Here in the comfy first world anyway. It’s a fictional but chilling tale […]