When a door is open
Lately I’ve found myself returning again and again to the first few chapters of 2 Corinthians for the perspective and comfort offered here. In just a few pages, Paul offers insight into so many key questions: How does God feel toward us in our suffering? (1:1-11) How can we be
Finding grace in a fearful word
Sometimes I encounter a perfectly good word that has, in my mind, grown into a bad word. And sometimes I’m invited to let that word become itself again, a neutral word, a potential means of grace as much as of harm depending on the intent behind it and how I
The place where you’re loved AND liked
A row of Canadian flags decked a portion of my bike route this morning, marking the route for a 5k Canada Day Fun Run. Since my years in Afghanistan, I can’t see a Canadian flag without feeling a tenderness and a deep gratitude—I get to live here! This is my
For the ordinary moments
The Saint John’s Wort is blooming again, a feast for bees and for the eyes of passersby. In living its ordinary life, faithfully being itself, it becomes a gift to many. ______________________ We need each other. Often enough, the way someone else says or writes something awakens me to a
When God walks the paths of your life
A couple of my friends are walking the Camino de Santiago, setting aside these weeks to step away from life’s noise and busyness and seek God in a more intentional way. Though I can’t walk with them, in a small way I’m making my own pilgrimage as I follow in