Oh, if only you knew… Breathless. Write the name you’ve called yourself for far too long on the stone, then leave them at the altar. In the darkness, we penned our words. Stones pile high. The secret names we spoke over ourselves. Too many times to count....
Often when God speaks, he will say the same thing through a sermon, a passage of Scripture, a chance conversation, or an unexpected encounter. When we begin looking for these sacred echoes, we are better able to recognize God’s voice in our life and walk more...
Throughout Scripture, Jesus uses natural wonders to explain supernatural truths. From fruitless figs and buzzing bees to choking weeds and lost sheep, it’s no secret that the Bible is steeped in an agrarian culture. Now I never used to think about sheep very much. Or...
On far too many days I read the Bible and don’t connect. It feels flat. Cold. Distant. The pages may contain timeless tales, but they feel boring. Flat. Stiff. They feel written endless miles away, in distant cultures, far off lands, a way of life I can’t relate to no...
I recently had my Bible rebound. I’ve had it for well-over a decade and it’s literally traveled tens of thousands of miles with me—physically and spiritually. It’s pages provided comfort during the long dark winters in Alaska, hope during times of transition when we...