I sit with the Lord bringing Him the condition and reality of my soul. I come tired, lonely, and emotionally ?beaten up.? A medical scare has left me fatigued and I am still adjusting to a diagnoses that isn?t life threatening, but will require some life changes. My condition has prevented me from going to […]
East Wind
East Wind The east wind chills as it sweeps out the scars of the beautiful surface, still new. He?s opening the ice rink alone? Forty-three seasons, she?d always found a way to be there by his side, that is until today. None of them will notice. They?ll all just pass on through. No secret spices […]
The Ember Burns Brighter – A New Hope
Editors Note: This post is Part 2 of
A Subway Sandwich: California, Florida & Cuba
Editor’s Note: This is a report from Erinn Kanney and Lori Peck, two members of the current Journey Generation 27. It recounts the tale of journeying with another Generation 27 member, Pastor Manuel from Cuba. Pastor Manuel, Yordanka, Elizabeth, Ernesto, Siri and Ramon, Erinn & Lori took a Journey. It started with a friendship, meals, […]
Are you afraid? Jump!
? After church a few years ago, my daughter used to love to perch herself atop one of the stacks of chairs the tear-down team would be creating. These towering columns were seven feet of irresistible fun for her. And nearly every Sunday as the adults were standing around talking about where to go to […]
Vista Prayers for the New Year
We are nearly a month into a new year and the days ahead still open wide before us. They seem to invite possibility and hope and a promise of time. But most of us get a few weeks in and find we are swallowed up in life and busyness and unexpected events. I?m trying an […]
An Ember Yet Burns – and the book of Jeremiah
I love this time of year. The hubbub of the holidays are over. The pace slows down a little after Christmas. People relax more around the beginning of a new year. It is a little more quiet than usual, and I get to spend time doing what I love to do most… Think. I like […]