"The most dangerous thing that can happen to you is that you become proud of your own obedience." (Tullian Tchividjian)

I don't know exactly what a prayer is. I do know how to pay attention, how to fall down into the grass, how to kneel down in the grass, how to be idle and blessed, how to stroll through the fields, which is what I have been doing all day. Tell me, what else should […]

It is pretty stunning to me when people believe it is ok to publicly question another person's faith. Of course, I am thinking of certain politicians ... and our president. It is actually a very ugly thing to do. Who are we to say? The world watches and, I believe, finds it repulsive when folks […]

Whenever I feel like my life does not measure up (whatever that means), or that I need to somehow "do more" (whatever that means), I find myself leaning into this little poem, and feeling better: "And did you get what you wanted from this life, even so? I did. And what did you want? To […]

So, I am reading a book called "One-Way Love" by Tullian Tchividjian, who happens to be Billy Graham's grandson. It is a powerful book on grace. This morning I read about how Tullian was kicked out of his home by his parents when he was 16. To say he was a bit of a rebel […]

So often, we are told to think of the Bible as some kind of instruction manual. I believe that is a description that belittles the majesty of Scripture. It also belittles the difficulty most of us have when reading the Bible. Don't get me wrong: there are commands in there. But, an instruction manual? Leviticus? […]