Hearing The Heartbeat
Listening together to the heart of God
How the long road can be grace
Six of us from my soulcare group were gathered with a table in our midst. The person leading the reflection that night had decided to do something different. She had spread on the table a selection of fifteen or so different photos from her recent pilgrimage—a slightly open door with
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