A church exodus. I see it all around. Young people today are leaving God’s-house. While statistics tell us, smaller churches will be gobbled up in even greater proportions in years to come. And I grieve at the disrepair and disrespect people have for His temple. And though we are the residence of the living God. Our […]
We enter our friends 5200 square foot house. Take off our shoes. And spy him on a stool. Unassuming. Not standing front and center. Or loudly declaring his convictions. Just silent. On a stool. Yet, instantly, he stands out. Dark skin. Nose bent. This ex-Muslim, in our midst. And, we all stand back. Waiting for words […]
The box. It calls. Beckons…”Come rest in me. My straight walls. Sharp edges.” It hides… A people. Asking them to leave…. The freedom bought in Christ. To hide inside…it’s small, dark corners. Confined. While open skies beckon higher. Calling deeper…drawing closer to The Source. Fear resists the open. Like an infant….feeling…. Safer. With small. Shallow. Confining […]
6:00 a.m. Blanket of black covers windows surrounding. And darkness is the mask….of sleep….and dreams….and all things unknown by the world deep in rest. Yet, in China….they would have been awake for hours. 4:00 a.m. The rising and fleeing to mountain caves and trees and places hidden. So, they can worship in the dark. Before eyes […]
When our family went to Guatemala, we got first hand experience of what it means to do missions. Our children….back then….helped raise funds. Collect vitamins. Shoes. Suitcases full for orphanage we stayed at. We even went to Spanish church beforehand. My husband Latin. Yet, the rest of us…could not understand….. Apart from the Spirit of God. […]
I struggle to figure Him out today. I want to come…with gifts…of wheat, or meat, or grain…or something. But He requires nothing. I want to share with Him, show Him all I am. But His demands of me? Only emptiness. I want to parade my talents, my strengths, my wisdom. But nothing I offer Him suffices. […]