Again {Re}
{Re} flect Light
It won’t happen again until 2034. A supermoon as close as the one this year. It was unbelievably breathtaking. The predawn showing of our luminous, celestial guardian of the night was stunning. God flung it into the sky…
Writing
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Again {Re}
{Re} check compass
Several years ago, I read The Checklist Manifesto. One of the most interesting stories was the one of Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger, the pilot who safely landed US Airways Flight 1549 in the Hudson River in January of…
Again {Re}
{Re} lease: Time to let it go
I’m a little gutted. Beth Moore stole my thunder. The {re} prefix was all mine. Her voice is admittedly bigger than mine, and when she talks many people listen to her. In a world cluttered with Christian bloggers and…
Mercy
Default to Mercy
The hymn — There’s A Wideness In God’s Mercy — says, “But we make his love to narrow.” And we do. At least, I do. Time and time again, I find myself defaulting to finite mercy, limited love. Yet, when I stood on the…
Mercy
Mercy shows up.
My friend Pat often quips, “That’s a mercy.” Sometimes it’s funny. Sometimes it’s serious. And, sometimes it takes me a minute to figure out which mercy she actually means. Every time it’s refreshing. The mercies of the…
Mercy
Mercy came running!
Mary ran. Peter ran. John ran. To an empty tomb. To tell the others. He is risen, indeed! And,I wonder what do I know of Mercy? Read More
Mercy
Where is mercy?
I’d been taking photo after photo. I’d marked up my bible. I’d ferreted out Facebook posts in a crazy obsession to learn more about mercy. On Palm Sunday, mercy popped up again on the screen during our praise and…
Mercy
There’s a wideness in God’s mercy …
I couldn’t wait to see it. The wideness. I’d stood on the shore before and gazed out at the depths from protected bays and coves. Felt the cool waves rush over my toes on warm sandy beaches. I’d even been out on boats…
How I met Margaret …
Last year, I hunted for a writer’s conference to attend. Something that would speak to me in a brand new way. Something that would allow me to dig in and dig deep for nuggets of truth. Something that might kick me in…