When you have nothing to give
Ashamed, I hesitate. It seems a poor gift for a King. I offer it anyway. All of my longing, my emptiness, my helplessness. And the Gracious One reminds me of…
When the do-list is long
“Above all else. . . ” The phrase rings through my consciousness. The list of things to be done today is impossibly long, the energy small. How can I do…
When you’re afraid of the daily dyings
His words grip me. “If the Gospel seems irrelevant to our daily lives, that is our fault, not the Gospel’s. For if death is not a daily reality, then Christ’s…