NOT AFRAID TO GET DIRTY

Scripture: “Give thanks in all circumstances…” — 1 Thessalonians 5:18 There’s this quiet pressure many of us carry — to get life “right.” Right choices. Right timeline. Right career path. Right relationships. Right house, right job, right kids, right responses. It’s...

Choices to Make

So… confession: when my kids were little, I thought I had at least some idea of how their story would unfold. In my mind, they’d grow up, find careers they love, build happy lives, and maybe—just maybe—live close enough that we could grab dinner without booking...

Standin in the Ruble, Refusing to Look

Acts 2:2–4 — “Suddenly a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting… All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit.” There’s something about wind you can’t control. You can’t grab it, contain it,...

Standing in the Rubble, Refusing to Look

Ezekiel 37:5 — “This is what the Sovereign Lord says to these bones: I will make breath enter you, and you will come to life.” The valley was full of bones. Dry ones. Brittle, bleached, scattered bones that hadn’t felt life in a long, long time. When God led Ezekiel...

Wind Advisories

John 3:8 — “The wind blows wherever it pleases. You hear its sound, but you cannot tell where it comes from or where it is going. So it is with everyone born of the Spirit.” Friday and Saturday I had my final wedding of the fall wedding season. The venue was north of...