When We Run From God

When my son was little, he was a runner. He darted in stores.  Down streets.  And ran with great fever, wherever he went. To keep Him close…..so he wouldn’t get hurt……we found a long, rainbow Safety Leash that we wrapped around his waist. It had a handle on one end that we would double up around […]

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The Biker in Church Today

I see him.  Greeting time.  Standing in the back of the church.  Against the wall. Coffee.  Small talk.  People wondering….how long they must chat…..before sitting idol for service again. Tall one.  6 foot plus.  Long haired.  Giant.  Biker-like.  Straggly hair.  Leather wearing.  Intimidating one. Alone. No one introducing.  Not fitting in with….the one’s around him mindlessly […]

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Hei Matau: The Reason We Missed Our Plane

Sometimes you have one of those days…..where everything just seems to go wrong.  The day we left for L.A. was one of those days. We missed our plane.   Then, we learn, this new airline only departs for L.A. every five hours. So, we go back to retrieve our car.  Optimism slowly starving. And my spirit searches […]

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Wings of Faith

May wings of faith carry you across skies wide open…..into sunsets waiting…. Toward life.                          And Love.                                                And lit up skies….                                                                                      May your day run into the open arms of God….Wide Open. Drawing you….further…. Out of fear.                        Out of doubt.                                                   Out of duty. Into love. And may Faith rise…. From clouds of unknowing…. May the Heaven’s Open.                                             […]

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God……In China.

I sit in church…..in China. Young girl interpreting beside me. And there are no stories.  No introductions to conversations of man…. That corrupt this Holy Place. And before beginning.  One sat down beside us.  Hands folded.  Head bowed. Mouth slowly mumbling prayers. And I wonder what petitions are about. Another in front of me with child. […]

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