"I was catching a new vision of myself, and I liked what I saw." - Josh Glaser (Photo Credit) Josh Glaser writes a fitting post for this time of year when holiday stresses can mess with our view of ourselves. If we are consumed with critical ... Continue reading
How to Enjoy the View from Within
The room I recently appropriated as my writing room and office has been untouched for nearly fifty years. As I write I am surrounded by dingy walls where wallpaper has let go to reveal water-stains and cracked plaster. The once white ceiling has ... Continue reading
My (Scandalous?) Talk with Jesus
Our worship team was leading worship for a men's retreat. As I walked across the conference grounds, I was entranced by the beauty and the peace of the surroundings. Trees were coming out into leaf, bushes and wildflowers were beginning to ... Continue reading
Taking the Dare to Hope Challenge
This post was written a couple weeks ago. I am tempted to not allow it to go "live" here on my site. Why? Because my own battle to hold to hope - real, deep, enduring hope, is a battle that is raging today. It would be easier to not share something ... Continue reading
God’s Promise, Illustrated
A few months ago I wrote about the inevitable winter seasons of life. And I shared three principles for living through winter seasons. Look for encouragement. Wait on God's timing. Hope in God's promises. You may have come out of a winter ... Continue reading
In the Quiet Battle, I AM
(from the journal of the un-rhyming, un-metered poet) (Photo Credit) son you are in the quiet battle where the enemy presses hard this warfare you are called to is not that which the world honors you often can fight only by ... Continue reading