I’ve thought alot lately about how, in following Christ, it’s inevitable the masks we wear will crumble like plaster into dust. I suspect shedding masks is part of what Jesus teaches about dying to ourselves. Afterall, rebirth, new life, transformation, transfiguration can only happen when our old selves die. Our masks might include being ‘a …
I’ve been in bed sick with a flu for the last 5 days, in a feverish darkness awaiting the light of renewed health. My once loyal work horse of a car blew a head yesterday when my son was heading to work. All I can really do is surrender in my bedroom infirmary stocked with …
I wanted to write this to encourage grateful hearts, especially acknowledging as we ponder the meaning of this holiday, those people and things we most often overlook in our busy lives. As I write in my journal propped up against two soft pillows in my bed, my husband brings a cup of coffee, placing it …
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I’m guessing if you’re reading this, like me, you feel poisoned by the onslaught of post-election laments, rants, hate-slinging and terror posted on social media and broadcast on television news. Like me, you’re also probably somewhat addicted to reading, which in itself is a good habit, but in this technology age, social media is like …
By the time most read this, we’ll have a new president. You may be angry or outraged. Or you may be happy about the outcome. Either way, we’re a divided, troubled, wounded country, on November 9th, and before the election. I’ve been reading the book of 1John, challenged by the call to love one another. …