Can I tell you something really personal? You know, just between us and the rest of the internet? I’m re-discovering something about myself this Lenten season, but I find myself wanting to qualify it with phrases like “I might be,” and “a little bit,” and “maybe.” So I’ll tell you: I might be a little bit of…
Forty days in the desert can be a really long time. We fast from something during Lent for forty days because Jesus fasted forty days in the desert, and every year, our reasons for doing it vary. Some of us fast because it’s just what we do – it’s expected of us, or we always…
Solitude and silence are two disciplines that I often practice together. They can be separated, but it takes a lot of intentionality to practice silence in a group, and solitude just lends itself to being quiet. Saturdays, as my current Sabbath day, usually have a good chunk of time built in for both these disciplines, but…
I rise before dawn and cry for help; I have put my hope in Your Word. My eyes stay open through the watches of the night, that I may meditate on Your promises. – Psalm 119: 147-148 I woke up at 3:30am this morning. I have no idea why. I woke up with the words…
I was out yesterday for a ride on my bike in this gorgeous fall weather we’re having, and I hit a new trail – well, new to me, anyway. There’s a section where the trail splits and a lovely and helpful wooden sign directs you to a mile-loop trail if you should so desire to…
