Then Adonai, God, formed a person from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, so that he became a living being.Genesis 2:7 (CJB) Spirit, it is You who give us life, You give us breath, You give us the ability to live as we were intended: as children […]
Asking Questions
I love a good question. I am a life coach and spiritual director, so I ask a lot of questions. The most golden moments are when I ask a question and it is followed by a long, loaded pause. It’s as if that little railroad cart – you know, the one in the cartoon where […]
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 […]
And you don’t bring me flowers anymore…
Husband: But, I brought you flowers, honey. I can?t believe you?re still mad at me. Every husband will tell you there is very little value in bringing home flowers for his wife after an argument if the gesture isn?t genuine. Flowers, if only given to as a means of escaping shared time with the family […]
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 […]
The Season?s Invitations for Stillness of Heart
Quiet greets me as I walk into my garden. In early summer the fragrances there are subtle and fresh?the sweet basil, flowering lavender, and tender shoots of snow peas. In these later months, as summer begins to give way to autumn, the scents are crisper, stronger, earthier. As I brush by, the aromas stir and […]
What Fuels Mission?
Ain’t nobody got time to sit around a campfire and sing Kumbaya. Poverty. Sex trafficking. Starvation. People who don’t know Jesus. We have to get to work because people are dying. Sometimes, prayer needs to take a back seat, after all, with so much work to be done. The worst thing we could do […]
