I do not even know where to begin.To say that this has overtaken me would be a grave understatement.For, I cannot begin to fathom and fully plumb the depths of what God has been doing in this battered heart of mine.I am humbled and exhilarated, weepy and caught up in hilarity; I shake my head…

Sometimes it’s so hard to do what you know you should do – especially when it comes to your body and your health.You might walk past a bakery, and suddenly all your good intentions are defeated by the aroma of butter cream frosting.I’m quite sure I have startled a few bakers with my sudden and…

Romans 8:26 26. Meanwhile, the moment we get tired in the waiting, God’s Spirit is right alongside helping us along. If we don’t know how or what to pray, it doesn’t matter. He does our praying in and for us, making prayer out of our wordless sighs, our aching groans. In 1990 I encountered something…

I grew up in Walls Hollow, a small coal mining community in East Tennessee. The curvy dirt road was easy to miss if you were not looking for it.A meandering dance of memorized potholes led into the woods where small plots of land had been cleared by those strong and determined enough to wield an…

I cannot get this picture out my head. I see beautiful waters many miles wide, glistening on the surface, but as shallow as the beginnings of a blade of grass. Standing by those waters I see many, many people. Thirsty people, who dive in and are hurt because of the lack of depth. I see…