Creating Space for Beauty
I’ve found that experiencing beauty as a regular part of my day requires cultivating a welcoming space: physical space, such as having a special area to d...
I’ve found that experiencing beauty as a regular part of my day requires cultivating a welcoming space: physical space, such as having a special area to d...
Mondays are for gratitude…counting to 1000 and beyond… “We never know where God hides His pools. We see a rock, and we cannot guess it is the...
My recent posts have centered around two themes: gratitude and memory, the two areas I believe God is leading me to focus on for 2010. In this time between Chri...
As I look at the beautiful Christmas tree here at my parent’s home, hung with 40 years of memories, I’m struck by how this tree is like memory itsel...
“I came that they may have life and have it abundantly.” John 10:10 A year ago I stumbled upon a blog called A Holy Experience. The captivating poet...
I often wish I knew how to respond with life-giving and healing words, so as I read through Colossians the past two days, Colossians 4:6 jumped out at me. Durin...
The irony of my life-long interest in prayer is my constant wrestling with prayerlessness. At times it has been simply the result of not making time or taking t...
If spring is hello, autumn is thank you. After a particularly long four weeks, walking sometimes gently and sometimes stubbornly with personal and academic fe...
“How you spend your days is how you spend your life.” Last December, I began this blog as an exploration of contemplative living, but over time, wr...