Joy, Junk, and Jesus[1]

Joy, Junk, and Jesus[1]

To truly know Jesus from the interior of our spiritual heart is to live great joy. It is our inward posture of Christlikeness which reveals our heart’s deepest abiding love. It is this deep abiding love which creates within us a foundation of joy. This deep-hearted...
A Waterlogged Life

A Waterlogged Life

Have you ever had one of those very difficult seasons in life? Sometimes that time lasts for a short period at other times a bit longer. Several years ago, a friend of mine had a very difficult season. It was the year both of her elder sons, who were Marines at the...
An Evensong for Christmas

An Evensong for Christmas

Love born this day, In the City of David. Born in the depths of our humanity. Love resounds; piercing hearts and minds. Hope unfurled; overflowing in the disorientation of creation. Living Water, the gift of Love poured out, quenches the thirsting soul. Joy dwells...
Hope Abounds

Hope Abounds

Hope can be filled with wishes. I wish that I could have a new car. I hope the car will be blue. That wishing hope is a fleeting hope. Sure, it would be nice, but it probably won’t happen anytime soon. Yet, the wishing hope may give us a dream of something that we...
Standing on Holy Ground

Standing on Holy Ground

Ah, the beauty of going barefoot. Standing on holy ground feeling the grass between your toes, what joy. Or imagine being at the beach. Where the cool sand shifts under your weight as it squish between your barefoot toes while the gentle waves lap on your feet. Each...