‘Blessed are the peacemakers‘ When I think of peace, I think of white doves, olive branches and conscientious objectors. Peace requires solitude, demands silence, tastes bland, and is the preserve of the feeble and naïve. […]
Tag: Faith
Broken Unbelief
Some quick scribblings from a recent experience. Dedicated to Rachel Held Evans who showed me the beauty of broken unbelief. Let me hear it for a church built not on belief but on brokenness. belief […]
Thoughts on 2018
Life has, for all its horror, been found by God to be worth dying for.
power, goodness &”changing the world”
How often do we pursue change because what we actually seek is power?
Fruits of the Spirit
A look back over a term of thinking on the fruits of the spirit.
What it means to have faith
Our faith is built on the character we know God to have. Our faith lays a hold on the faithfulness of God.
Two Posts I love from Anne Lamott
I ask, “Is anyone here wearing one green and one orange shoelace?” and a very tell and shy girl will raise her hand, and I will say, “Honey Bear? You are loved and chosen. As is, here and now and always. This is a come as you are system.” The girl (who had just gotten arrested for drunk and disorderly) smiled, blushed, and dipped her head like a swan.
A Short Prayer
May God bless you with a restless discomfort about easy answers, half-truths, and superficial relationships, so that you may boldly apply the truth of Christ and love as he loved.
Treasure in jars of clay
A re-write of 2 Corinthians 4.
The Hiding Place – Corrie ten Boom
“In darkness God’s truth shines most clear.”
My everything & my All in All
Words I inadvertently composed in my head as I’ve been working today. I pray that the beauty of this grace, of this invitation to be one of God’s people, is not lost on you today.
Words to Read Again
Here for the next time I need them.
