The next day Jesus decided to go to Galilee. He found Philip and said to him, “follow me.” John 1:43 Jesus decided. These two words catch me, because after the Baptism in the Jordan, Luke says Jesus was “full of the Holy Spirit;” Mark describes Him as “driven by the Holy Spirit;” and Matthew writes that he is […]
Brave April, Brave Birth (my sister is magnificent)
I mentioned that on April 8 I had a conversation with my sister – she’s a grounding force who always laughs at my inhibitions. That afternoon she laughed away my Stuck Places again and I went home with the gung-ho intention of writing “a post about the post I didn’t post” (her words). But I have […]
Brave April (the post that almost wasn’t)
I’m just going to start. I tried to think of some fancy – or even coherent – way to put this, but I don’t have those type of words in me. It’s April, and April is the month I focus on writing brave words, which sounds silly because actually it was only one April, last April, […]
The Things That Make Up A Life (a goodbye to Oklahoma)
3-8-16 It’s been a hard two weeks. We’re moving west and leaving the military, and this whole transition has left me flailing emotionally. I feel as if I am losing touch with what anchors and as though I am flinging about for something to which I might secure. We’ve done a lot of transition in our […]
What He Taught, He Was
He who seeks to transform humanity must himself understand humanity. Only through sympathy, faith, and love can men be reached and uplifted. Here Christ stands revealed as the master teacher; of all that ever dwelt on the earth, He alone has perfect understanding of the human soul. “We have not a high priest” – master […]
Leukemia: In His Hands (part 1)
On January 12 my Mama was diagnosed with an advanced form of leukemia. The prognosis was blunt and harsh; the doctor laid it out and left the room. Entering a state of shock, my mom turned to my dad and to her sister and said, “I feel like this is a dream.” We sat by our phones […]
The Day I Wake
He wraps himself in light as with a garment…He walks upon the wings of the wind. (Psalm 104) The day I wake I find you spoken in a thousand gleams of light all the material, all the weight you roll yourself and hide yourself and reveal yourself and the day I wake I pour myself […]
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