“A Good Work”

I thank my God every time I remember you. In all my prayers for all of you, I always pray with joy because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now, being confident of this, that He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until [...]

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Thomas Merton is Stalking Me, I Swear

I don’t think anything else I’ve ever read or heard or seen has summed up what I am going through right now better than this prayer, written by Thomas Merton, and know widely as ‘The Merton Prayer’:

MY LORD GOD, I have no idea where I am going. I do not see the road ahead of [...]

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Everyone Gets Plans…Even Me

“I found myself in the one who made me. The one that knows who I really am. Behind everything I hide, he knows exactly what makes me tick. He knows more about me then I’ll ever think about, he knew me before I had a name. He sees everything… and still has a plan for [...]

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A Prayer on October 24, 2009 at 10:00pm

I use You sometimes, You know. I grab You and shake You in front of me, like a rag doll, just to prove that yeah, I’m that Godly woman that people can admire and love, and somewhere inside, it all feels like a big sham. Because I know that I’m using You and sometimes, I [...]

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“Jesus Wept”

I am not much of a crier.
In fact, I hate crying in front of anyone, and the last time I cried more than a single tear was when I watched “Hotel Rwanda” last winter. The last time I cried (and I mean, cried) about something personal was probably the summer of 2007.
I find this fact [...]

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Tripping Over My Pedestals

I have this naughty tendency towards pedestals. They are pretty and white and shiny (at least the ones in my head are). They stand tall and straight, like sunflowers, and seem harmless. I’m just tipping one little thing on top of it — no need to worry. It’s just one small thing — a habit, [...]

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“Creation is Meaningful Only When We Stop”

I have been working on a piece for my church lately about Sabbath, and in this process, have come across some truly fascinating ideas and thoughts on this particular spiritual practice (far more than I could cram into a 450 to 500 word article].
My fine friend across the continents, David, sent me this article from [...]

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Do You Realize?

You don’t need a man by your side to validate you as a woman. You already are loved and valued. You’re good enough exactly as you are. Do you believe this? Because it’s true. You have limitless worth and value. If you embrace this truth, it will affect every area of your life, especially your [...]

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And God Spoke Through…An Email?

Mini-anecdote:
So I’ve been feeling rather Charlie Brown-esque lately, as you all know, and it had been getting better, it really had. I wasn’t dealing myself so many hard punches as normal, and I was feeling good. Then for some reason, today, it started slipping, just a little bit at a time.
I think I’m gaining weight, [...]

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August 7, 2009: East Traverse Bay, 8:00 am

I walk past the high-tech RVs and campers, and smile to myself. I hear my father’s voice in my head:
“Hmph. That’s not camping. Camping is waking up with a stick in your back and a crick in your neck, smelling like campfire smoke for days on end, and awkwardly peeing outside in front of raccoons. [...]

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