“But my righteous one will live by faith. And I take no pleasure in the one who shrinks back.” But we do not belong to those who shrink back and are destroyed, but to those who have faith and are saved. Hebrews 10:38-39 Today’s post has two pieces: First, my absolute delight at the beauty of intentional community…
Read more So Shine Already! (An encouraging evening and a devotional gem)
2019 - in 700 words and 50 photographs
The story of Christmas is the story of light coming into this world, light and grace and truth and love, so much love.
holiday decorating with light!
all we can do is to shine with integrity and if we do that then hope is introduced regardless of the weight, or the scope, or the depth of the dark.
people being soaked in light, with droplets of luminescence cast off from us like water from a dog when it shakes its whole body after a bath. Baptized not in water but in light.
To be honest, it can be a challenge sometimes to respond positively to God's call for us to be light and to share light in this difficult world
Read more A Story About Light (a birthday message for our daughter)
Instead of shoving the Lord into a box and consigning him to eleven months in the attic, John suggested putting Jesus on the windowsill where he can look out into the world he came to save.
Read more Today is “The 12th day of Christmas” – what are you doing with The Gift?
Vitality is this balance (not always delicate) between birth and burial, falling leaves and emerging new buds, plenty and want, planting and harvesting, admiring the fruit and returning it to the soil, rocking chairs in nurseries and rocking chairs on front porches, gaining a foothold - and then letting go.
Every part of who I am is influenced by others: their work, their creativity, their journey; I could write a fairly lengthy book just peeling back the layers.
Read more my utmost for his highest – who influences who you are becoming?
