A Journey Toward Christ-likeness

Homeless one.  I see you. Why do you wander like I used to? Greed and idolaters.  Why do you seek earthly treasures…that as you chase them…they elude you? Addiction.  Why do you find her?  What shame has made sin have such power? Innocence.  Why have you robbed her?  Left empty, useless, fleeting power. Dwindling strength……Where is your […]

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RADICAL & The Stranger With Dark Skin & A Slanted Nose

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 […]

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I’m Kind of Weird Like That! Easter. Jesus. And A Broken Book.

Some people think it strange.  Many have no problem with it.  But for some reason, I just can’t do it. I just love constantly filling my brain.  And I guess my logic stems from…. If it’s been inputted in my brain….and if I need previously learned information…..it will resurface it in my mind, when applicable. So […]

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When God Calls

I wake to the  moon that just sung you goodnight.  Recalling the bundle that I once held in my arms. And how lassos and wishes and hearts can’t hold you back. A dream awakened.  A calling placed…..in the ground like a seed….in the heart of you.  Grown by God.  Now bearing fruit. And I am so […]

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Snowed In

We are snowed in.  Have been for days.  White powder, like grace, covering the world as we know it. Leaving it…. Quiet. Dark. Still.  And the cars. The noise. The tireless efforts of our lives….seems to come to a stop.  Abruptly. Nestled in. Blankets chin high.  Hunkered down tight.  Like the clean, perfect white, layers outside. […]

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Throwing New Years Resolutions in the Trash…..already!!

New.  Beginning again.  Starting over.  Fresh.  Change.  Different.  Wiped Clean. Have you heard them?  Have you been…..the one wanting a new start? Have you stopped and looked back and thought……“This past year was challenging, difficult, hard”? Have you been wanting a white canvas to begin painting on again? I have been there.  Wanting past years to […]

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