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? […]

We make prayer so hard ... Sometimes, I think we make it so hard as a way to avoid praying. Other times, I think we make it hard because we want to make prayer seem bigger and more magical than it really is ... But sometimes, I think we make it hard because we are […]

Here is a little poem for any of my friends who struggle sometimes just to keep going ... You are not alone. The thing isto love life, to love it evenwhen you have no stomach for it,and everything you've held dearcrumbles like burnt paper in your hands, your throat filled with the silt of it…Then you […]

Somehow in thanksgiving I see clearly, if but for a fleeting moment, that much, much has come my way as a normal part of my dependency, without my being aware of it… Perhaps, it is always true that the test of my thanksgiving is the humility which it inspires. Self-examination, thanksgiving, humility: let us experience […]