The Power of The Verbs of God
Hiking, biking, painting, swimming, rock-climbing, savoring, reading, surfing, jump roping, hot air ballooning, Pinteresting, driving, cooking, visiting, kayaking. The verbs that fill our daily lives are endless-especially here in beautiful Colorado or in chilly...
What To Do When The Questions of Why Doesn’t Go Away
All too often the Why questions plague our beaten and battered hearts. Why do bad things happen to good people? Why does life have to be so stressful? Why does God allow illness, murder, abuse? Why is the sky blue? The list continues. In The Organic God, I introduce...
Heavenly Whispers of The Kindness of God
Awhile back, I found myself living life in overdrive-the kind of busy where the car flies down the highway thirty miles above the speed limit, completely out of control. Maxed out, I burned the candle on both ends as well as in the middle. My relationships suffered,...
How to Midrash
Growing up with a Jewish grandmother taught me a lot about my heritage. One thing she failed to mention was the concept of Midrash--a type of Biblical exegesis that encourages us to get our fingers, elbows, and shoulders dirty as we dig into Scripture. Midrash dives...
5 Behind the Scenes Secrets from The Organic God
One of the amazing gifts of a DVD recording is that it captures you in time and space in that moment! The images, scenes, and words are forever frozen in time. Along with your hair style. And hair color. And wardrobe. And make up. Or lack there of. Here are 5 Behind...
From Leif’s Kitchen: 4th of July Celebration Smoothies
This is Leif with a recipe for you to enjoy on a sticky summer day. Celebrate our nations independence today with this tasty, fruit smoothie. I've got the basic recipe from my favorite cooking magazine, Cook's Illustrated and thought that everyone should know about...
Are You a Hilarious Giver?
Anyone who has seen an episode of Planet Earth on the Discovery Channel knows that God is wild in his design. From shooting stars sprinting across the night sky to the spiky and furry creatures that scurry around, God shares his creation with unmatched generosity....
Does God Call the Qualified or Qualify the Called?
Have you ever felt as though you're not a first-draft selection when it comes to being used by God? Have you ever felt there are other choices that just make more sense? People who are smarter, better looking, or more gifted? If so, you are not alone! At times, we all...
The Words You Can’t Afford to Miss
Listening for God isn't easy. Maybe that's one reason I write about the topic so often. I want to hear from God, really, I do. But so many other voices cloud my mind and emotions. The noise of busyness, distraction, and competing ideas make it hard to separate God's...
How to Hear from Our Talkative God
People from over 35 different states and 3 different countries have joined us for The Organic God Summer Book Club and Bible Study. We couldn't be more thrilled. Our prayer for you during the next six weeks is that you fall more in love with God each day-that his...
