Lifting the Spiritual Fog
When we lived in Oxford, I remember one cold January morning walking my favorite path along the canal, pondering deeply: What kind of year had it been as it pertained to my spiritual life? When the Fog Sets In Several answers swirled through my mind as I continued to...
God Promises a New Year Crowned with His Bounty
What comes to mind when you hear the word “promise?” Perhaps, like me, you think of promises you’ve kept…promises you’ve broken…promises others have kept…or promises they said they would keep, and didn’t. Christian ethicist Lewis Smedes wrote an article entitled...
Give Yourself the Gift of Tending to Your Soul this Christmas
Around Christmas time, I always find myself reflecting on the season. Amidst all the festivities and the flurry I wonder: What is all this for? I guess the more accurate question is: Who is all this for? Christmas is For and About Jesus In the Christian...
Four Ways to Prepare Spiritually for Christmas
I was delightfully reading a new little Advent devotional I was sampling on my Kindle when I was smacked in the face with these words: “Don’t let Christmas find you unprepared. I mean, spiritually unprepared.” Yikes. I went from delightfully reading to desperately...
Chewing on God’s Word this Advent
Have you ever eaten kale? I know it is good for my body, but I must say, it takes work to get this stuff down the shoot. Each bite must be chewed...and chewed...and chewed... until the tough leaves have been broken up enough to swallow. It’s the sort of the thing...
For the Grieving Heart this Holiday Season
I had always known (in theory) that the holiday season was a difficult time for many. But it wasn't until I experienced the loss of a loved one myself that I really understood what it meant. I faced head on the painful collision of a grief-stricken heart with the...