Lost and Found
For many followers of Jesus, today is the Feast of Mary. Rarely do I find stories that do her justice, but this one, a meditation on Jesus gone missing b...
Category: Walk with Him Wednesday
The Child of Tomorrow
When I was seven, I walked into an empty church and was struck by the silence and peacefulness. There was a Presence in that silence I longed to know. A few yea...
{Day 19} Cultivating a Relationship with Your Home, Part 3
When I think how close I came to not taking my apartment, I marvel at God’s patient persistence and the grace gift of faith. I’ve moved nearly every...
{Day 5} Welcoming Back Hope
For many years, I took Amtrak everywhere, rather than flying. There were many reasons for this–I enjoyed seeing the beauty of this country and crossing ti...
Night bus companions
I got on the 71 in the University District after an enjoyable dinner with my friend Julia. Riding a Seattle bus from the Ave to downtown at night never fails t...
Resurrecting Hope
The past couple of months, as the trees leafed out and the wildflower seedlings poked their tiny heads through the soil, I felt the chill of winter. It could be...
Guested by God
I simply sit at my desk this morning, in silence, pen in hand, paper ready for whatever words might come. My pinched heart stretches and expands and trusts a li...
Catching Fire
A disciple once came to Abba Joseph, saying, “Father, according as I am able, I keep my little rule, my little fast, and my little prayer. And according a...
Love or Fear
This morning I pondered 1 John 4:18. When I say morning, I mean 2am, the standard hour when anything that might worry me shakes me awake and starts whispering....