Entering into a Season of Lament
Lament is a passionate expression of sorrow that involves deep mourning for a disappointment or a loss. Typically when we hear the word lament, our mi…
Sharpen Yourself Into Courage
Yesterday I realized how much courage I still need to the things I’m passionate about. There is a lot of things I’m good at and it’s easy for me…
Rising to the Surface
When I was in Mexico a couple of years back with a group of leaders, we spent one of the afternoons snorkeling around massive reefs. Underwater we fou…
The Only Way Through is Together
As Kate and I step into this next season with you, we are filled with gratitude over the way this community has gone to battle with us the last two mo…
Family Reunion
Have you ever been to a family reunion? The kind where uncles and aunts and cousins and 2nd cousins come out of the woodwork to gather together for a…
Human Hope
I stumbled across this podcast as I was driving across Oregon to see family this summer, and as I listened to Carlos Whitaker talk to people and share…
The Joy of Surrender
This week, I invite you to join me in the upside down Kingdom of God. When you find yourself grasping and holding on tightly to something, take a step…
Remembering the Good Things
Sometimes things take longer than you expect. In some ways, I have felt like the last year or so I was robbed of many things. But, Yesterday I was cha…
The Gray of Grace
I went on a walk with my dear friend, Angie, earlier this week. We traipsed through the forest at upper Lithia as thoughts and questions poured out o…
The God Who Laments
A few years ago I was going through an emotional roller coaster. I was feeling all kinds of emotion; from disappointment to sadness, heartache to ang…