Wrestling with the hard questions of faith forces us to open our eyes to God in unexpected ways. We begin seeing God move in ways we never dreamed. We catch glimpses of God in impossible situations. And in the process, we are reminded that even when we can’t see or...
Over the last few months I’ve watched Margaret, face this great adversity courageously and with way more energy than I could believe possible. One of my favorite pet names for my wife is Tigger (from Winnie the Pooh) because she’s full of so much energy—bounding with...
As wondrous children of God, our relationships with other people also change. Those who also choose to follow Jesus are now our brothers and sisters. They may be much younger or older, they may live in our neighborhoods or in another country, they may speak our...
My four-pound superpup, Hershey brings so much joy to my life. Even with his small size, he certainly packs a powerful punch in the ways God uses him in my life. I think back to a few years ago when Leif and I met him for the first time. Tiny. Timid. Fearful. As we...
Prayer is an altar for surrender, a place we go to hand everything over to God. [Tweet this] Nowhere is this more clearly demonstrated than in the garden of Gethsemane when Jesus cries out not once but twice that his Father’s will be done. Prayer is the place where we...
The journey to know the Organic God calls me out of a self-absorbed and self-reliant view of reality. God invites me into something more. He invites me into his love. Not just his big, thick, strong-armed love, the kind that redeems the world, but into all of what God...
