Beyond Bars
God wants to use you right where you are, even, and especially when you feel like you don’t have anything left to give.
Speaking Your Language
Even if we don’t understand or appreciate someone’s preferred method of communication, the connection is what matters. And why wouldn’t we want more of that?
The Heart of a Bear
I wish I had some deep insight after losing so many close friends in such a short amount of time. Instead, I often feel numb. Maybe it’s my way of bracing for more loss.
Pilgrim Time
The busyness and noisiness of life jar my soul. I realize now that I need to schedule some pilgrim time.
The Demise of the Front Porch
Front porches are open invitations. They are void of schedules. You don’t have to call or text first. If people are on their porches, they are fair game for a visit.
A Trip Down Boone’s Lick Road
How a trip through a small town in Missouri allowed me to contemplate how much the world has changed.
A Picture Is Worth a Thousand Emotions
Did Dad purposely place this photo in his Sam Snead book, knowing I would end up with the book and experience this range of emotions the day the photo dropped into my lap?
The Places That Choose Us
I am reminded that life’s favorite places are not just about geography; they are about the moments, the people and the emotions that form an intricate web of meaning.
Embracing Winter’s Hush
Agreeing to another weeknight activity means spending 15% of our weeknights on it. And if you agree to enough of these, you end up without enough time and space to breathe, think and rejuvenate.
T.S. Mooney’s Legacy
The faithful Bible study leader died on his knees while praying for others.
Pursuing Eternal Matters
“Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal, but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven.”
Speak Life
“Pleasant words are as a honeycomb, sweet to the mind and healing to the body.” - Proverbs 16:24
Substitute People No More
In God’s family, we are never the substitute people. We are his beloved.