Many years ago, I began reading the Psalms. Daily. First thing, each morning. I can?t remember how it happened, though I do know it began during a long, difficult period of my life. It was God?s goodness that led me there. Along with countless people of God through the centuries, I?ve found the incredible blessing […]
Hitting the Glass Wall
This morning I was sitting in the faculty lounge making final preparations for the class I was about to teach. Suddenly I heard a thump at the window and looked up to see a bird trying to get through the window and into the lounge. Thankfully, it didn?t hit the window so hard that it […]
Through God’s Lens
?I?m having difficulty seeing connections, knowing where you are leading, sensing your heart, capturing your perspective. Please help me see through your lens, Lord.? These words from my journal, especially the last sentence, reflect a common prayer for me in recent years. I long to see, if even in small measure, from God?s perspective and […]
Some Ponderings on Desert Wanderings
I?m often struck by the Israelites? 40-year wandering in the desert.? Forty years is an incredibly long time to wander a portion of the earth that shouldn?t take more than a month to cross on foot, with a few tricky border crossings today, mind you. We know scripturally that their wandering didn?t have much to […]
Invitation to Rest
I have often jokingly said, ?busyness is my drug of choice.? The reality is, this is no joke. I have come to understand, busyness is one of the strategies I use to help me deny or ignore what I don?t want to deal with. And it works! The adrenaline rush of busyness can feel great […]
Inspiring Travel – Appreciating Home
During a recent trip to historic and beautiful England, I found myself strolling along the busy narrow streets of Oxford. They were lined with castle-like colleges, Tutor-style houses and majestic churches. The streets were bustling with double decker busses, rushing bicycles, black cabs and long gowned graduates. I suddenly realized that for the past two […]
Dwelling in the Depths
Every once in a while I come across a portion of God?s Word that touches a chord deep within my soul. I?m not always sure what it is about the Scripture that resonates within me, but I know that God is gently nudging my spirit, wanting to share a morsel of his truth with me. […]
