Happy New Day?

Happy New Day?

 We recently ushered in the new year and with it, fresh hopes, and new dreams. This is often a time when many of us examine ourselves and identify areas we would like to change or improve, with those desired changes taking the form of resolutions. Other folks, like...
God With Us

God With Us

Today is the first day of Advent. I confess that I’ve not historically been one to make a big deal out of it. Growing up, we’d bring out the Advent calendar – the one with the little paper doors to open each day – and put the Advent wreath on the table. But beyond the...
Be

Be

This morning, I stopped. I put down the phone, abandoned my usual routine, walked outside and found a seat on the patio. With absolutely nothing planned, I simply sat still in the silence. Then, it happened.      God’s perfect creation woke up and I found myself not...
Play!

Play!

Oh, the wisdom of young babes … While helping in my church’s learning center one Sunday, I was sitting on the floor with a bunch of four-year-olds as the teacher began her lesson. Wanting to grab their attention quickly, she asked a question, “What do you think God...
I’ll Take That One

I’ll Take That One

I have always been for the underdog. When I used to go Christmas tree shopping, I would search for the “Charlie Brown” tree – the tree that was slightly imperfect – because I knew that nobody else would want a tree that is defective. And animals? If approaching a...
Fire in Your Belly

Fire in Your Belly

“I’ve just got to DO something!”  Those were my exact words after seeing the movie, Lion.  If you are not familiar with the film, it’s a true story about a young boy who gets separated from his family and ends up homeless on the streets of India.  Years later, he...