The images and insights still haunt me. I spent a year with shepherds and beekeepers and farmers and vintners and asked, “How do you read the Scripture—not as theologians—but in light of what you do every day?” Their answers changed the way I read the Bible forever....
Whenever I’m exhausted or hangry my mind starts spiraling down, down, down. Small struggles magnify into immense hurdles. Little discouragements become portals to dark, depressing thoughts. Minor issues become monstrous. Maybe you know that downward cycle, too. The...
Do you ever take yourself and your work too seriously? I’m guilty of this. When I’m under stress, I become a task-oriented monster. Get it done. Get it done. Get it done. Then super frustrated if it doesn’t get done. Just last week I had a day where I worked 10 hours...
When my mom was young, my grandfather inspected her room on the holidays in search of anything out of order. Mom and her siblings called these “Hollerdays.” As a child, my parents continued the practice of room inspection. Clothes cascaded out of my dresser like a...
Friendships are one of life’s greatest gifts. They’re like treasures—you never know what you’re going to discover about yourself or someone else. Friendships bring us joy and comfort, and contribute to our overall health and wellbeing. A recent study found that just...
