Suffering As Teacher — A Guest Post for Tanya Marlow

March 12, 2013 By

I am privileged beyond words to be participating in Tanya Marlow's year-long series on suffering. Tanya is a favorite writer out here on the interwebs and her own story enriches us all. I'd be honored … Read more...

The Wonder of “What If?” — A Photo Essay

March 11, 2013 By

What if we've got it wrong? What if we've told it backwards? What if the old pictures of God need re-printing, editing, another look-see? What if we are not 'sinners in the hands of an angry … Read more...

A Trip to the Dentist — A Deeper Family

March 6, 2013 By

This is the day of the month that I am privileged to write over at A Deeper Family. Telling a few unpalatable truths about myself this time around, grateful that God continues to work for redemption … Read more...

Signs of Spring — A Photo Essay

March 5, 2013 By

A winter heat wave gave way this weekend to the beginnings of a spring storm. Somehow, this change in the sky, in the texture of the air around me, matched a move in  my spirit. We are midway through … Read more...

A Word Candy Weekend

March 2, 2013 By

So much of life is about seeing, isn't it? About seeing the real, paying attention to the true, acknowledging both the beauty and the banality of everyday life, and finding there the essence of … Read more...

Feeling Boxed In – A Guest Post for Allison Vesterfelt

February 28, 2013 By

  What is it about cardboard boxes? Children love them, adults recycle them, and all kinds of good things are contained within them. They are, however, designed to be temporary, reusable, … Read more...

The Sister I Never Had — The High Calling

February 27, 2013 By

  Celebrating Anita's Birthday in Choma, Zambia, 1966 About a week before Christmas last year, a wonderful thing happened to me: I was invited to contribute an essay to one of my favorite … Read more...

Timing Is Everything — Just Write

February 26, 2013 By

  That's what they say, right? "Timing is everything." Well, if that's true, I'm feeling about everything'd out just now. For two years, I've been working on this writing thing, … Read more...

When Reality Intervenes — Prodigal Magazine

February 23, 2013 By

    I'm writing over at Prodigal Magazine today, just a small essay about the ordinary stuff of life . . . So much of life is just plain ordinary. Day in, day out — do the tasks … Read more...

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