I wonder if a society so accustomed to instant gratification, to i-everything, addicted to social media status updates and apps that make everything easier really has the heart to seek peace. Really seek peace.
Category Archives: Love
Stained Glass Grace
I have always been mesmerized by stained glass. Its intricate beauty and the workmanship required to create it take my breath away. And as anyone who has ever really looked at stained glass knows, it only achieves is true potential – its utmost beauty – when light shines through it.
It reminds me of the power of grace in our lives.
Lenten Grace
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So what are you giving up for Lent?
I wonder how many of us have heard that question asked. Or perhaps when we saw “Ash Wednesday” on our calendars, thought to ourselves, what am I going to give up?
Yet how many of us stop to think about the “why” of Lenten sacrifice?
2011: Lessons in the Wordcloud
As I start to craft this post there are less than 12 hours left in this year. I debated whether or not to add to the blogosphere’s bloated offerings of end-of-year reflections. But when my friend referenced this site in HER wonderful end-of-year post, I thought I’d better at least have a little fresh content here.
Reflections on 9-11: Arise
On this 10th anniversary of the attacks of September 11, 2001 the word that keeps coming back to me is “arise.”
I’m surprised that this is the word that that hits home. But after watching too may YouTube tributes, and too many commemorative specials on TV, and shedding too many tears for lives lost, familes shattered, and dreams unrealized, it is the word that comes.
Love is a Verb
Love is a verb.
We like to think it’s a noun, all about feelings and giddyness and chocolate hearts or diamond rings.
It’s not.
Sitting in “The Shack”: The Lies We Tell Ourselves
I just finished reading The Shack. I mentioned that I was reading it on my Facebook page and received a variety of feedback from believers and non-believers, those who hated it and those who loved it.
I liked it. A lot.